49 years old (Born on April 26, 1975)
Musician, songwriter, and record producer; He is famous from Slipknot, Murderdolls.
Before Slipknot he was in the bands Avanga, Havenots, Modifidious and Anal Blast and The Rejects, now known as Murderdolls. Is the oldest of 3 children His number in Slipknot is 1 (because drums are the pivotal thing in Slipknot) He prefers playing guitar to drums He saved the 2004 Download festival when Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich, was struck ill. Along with Dave Lambardo and others, he helped out.Joey Jordison's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Joey Jordison
Has suffered the following injuries while performing: Severely lacerated shin from pulling his drum set on top of himself, broken and scarred knuckles, concussion and stitches from a flying pipe thrown by Shawn Crahan.
Plays guitar (Unmasked!) in a side project band called, "Murderdolls".
Won first Grammy in 2006 with Slipknot
Is the only member of Slipknot to alter his coveralls: He cuts off the arms and legs, so that it is easier to play the drums.
He has 2 younger sisters, Kate & Anne
Member of the metal band Slipknot
He created the term 'Maggot' for a Slipknot fan
Has been nominated 6 times for a Grammy
In August 2010 Jordison was voted the best drummer of the past 25 years by readers of Rhythm magazine. Competitors included Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Dave Grohl etc. When asked to comment he stated "I'm at a loss for words. This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this." (en.wikipedia.org)
Has played drums since he was 3
Played bass, drums and guitar on the Murderdolls album, Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls, because they didn't have a drummer or bassist at the time.