Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan has revealed that he needs surgery to correct a skipping heart beat.
Crahan, 56, says he discovered the problem after the band's 2025 tour and that at times it leaves him feeling like he is "dying".
He tells Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin: "I have a skipping heart and I got to get a surgery. And I found this out after my last tour.
"I wasn’t feeling good, and I went in and the nurse was trying to get an EKG thing going on me or whatever and it just wasn't happening.
"I kind of fell asleep and I woke up. I’m like, ‘Are you going to get this thing?’ And she’s like, ‘Oh, it’s not working.’ They thought I was having a heart attack right there."
He continues: "It hasn’t happened since I’ve been here with you, which is good, because I’ll go from ‘on,’ to just straight up I feel like I’m dying."
Crahan adds that he is grateful that the surgery is a relatively straightforward procedure.
"It’s a very easy surgery," he explains. "You’re usually out on the same day. It’s not like they rip you open. This is something about the electricity.
"But at first, they thought maybe I needed a pacemaker. And I was like, ‘Doc, listen, I get a pacemaker. I’m done, right? Touring, Slipknot?’
"So he goes, ‘Oh, no. You’re going to feel better. You better get in shape because you got to do more now at 56.’
"And it’s just like I just can’t believe it, man, that this was me. It’s wonderful. I’m lucky."
