Jay Weinberg of Slipknot delivered helpful advice to musicians and people who want to be in the rock industry.
For over two decades, Weinberg has been sharing his drumming skills while promoting as a member of the heavy metal band, Slipknot. But he developed a love for playing the instrument at a very young age because of his father, drummer Max Weinberg.
Before officially launching his career, he played several instruments before starting to play drums at 14. With that long experience, Weinberg v their hearing.
Through a new campaign, the Slipknot drummer reminded everyone about the effects of listening to loud music.
He spoke in the public service announcement video for the Hearing Health Foundation and recalled how he almost faced permanent hearing damage when he was a teenager.
Weinberg suggested his bandmates turn their instruments' volumes up to 10 and have their guitar amps toward him. Unfortunately, the next day, he no longer had high-end frequencies in my hearing.
"I thought I honestly lost my hearing altogether, and I was really frightened because I didn't know how to deal with that. Ever since that day, I've never sat down at a kit and played the way I play without hearing protection, not even once," he said, as quoted by Louder Sound.
With that, Weinberg reminded everyone to wear earplugs and play the instruments the right way. While those lessen the intensity of the sounds, the drummer assured that people could still play the way they want to.
Elsewhere in the clip, Weinberg introduced the Hearing Health Foundation's "Keep Listening" campaign, which helps everyone to take care of their hearing health.
Slipknot Biopic Is Happening Soon
Aside from Weinberg's campaign, fans can also support the potential biopic that will tell Slipknot's story.
In an interview with NME, Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan said that the biopic might come soon, although some people do not want him to be involved in it.
But he suggested that the Slipknot biopic should not be like "Rocketman" or "Bohemian Rhapsody." As for the latter biopic, Crahan said that he watched it and realized it was one-sided.
The percussionist also reportedly has ideas to make the biopic work soon. Although he is not a writer, he can offer stories to complete it.
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