PAUL GREY - OFFICIAL SLIPKNOT TRIBUTE VIDEO - FULL HI DEF

On Saturday, less than a week after Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found dead in an Iowa hotel room, his bandmates released a lengthy tribute video to their late friend, a man who helped form the group some 15 years ago. The video is little more than a series of interview clips from Gray, but the effect of hearing him speak at length about his childhood, his adopted hometown of Des Moines and his "family" in Slipknot is palpable: He truly was a man who loved his life, his fans and, most of all, his bandmates. "All these guys, I’ve know 'em forever ... we've all played together in different bands, different shows, all these people I've known forever," Gray says in the video. "Like I said, they're my family. Every person in this band ... we couldn't have the band without [them]. I mean, we've done shows without people, obviously, when people have gotten hurt, or Shawn [Crahan] had some family problems, and it's never the same. It does not feel like the band until everybody's there. Everybody makes up this whole thing. "We've all got each other's back, and always have a shoulder for someone to put their head on," Gray continues. "We're family. We do need each other."

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 10m 1s Date Found: Wed, Jul 21 2010 11:11 AM Category: Entertainment Date Produced: Tue, Jul 20 2010 2:08 PM View Count: 0