Paul Gray (1972-2010)

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Paul Gray (1972-2010)

Paul Dedrick Gray was born in Los Angeles, California. After some time his family moved to Des Moines, Iowa where he switched from playing guitar to bass. In his youth he played with many bands which include Anal Blast, Vexx, Body Pit, The Have Nots, and Inveigh Catharsis. Gray was most known as being Pig or by his number, #2 in the heavy metal band Slipknot, where he was the backing vocalist, bassist, songwriter, and one of the founding members. He also filled in as bassist for Unida, performed on Drop Dead, Gorgeous’ album, Worse Than a Fairy Tale, and toured briefly with Reggie and the Full Effect. On May 24th, 2010 Gray had been found dead in his hotel room, it would later be confirmed that he had overdosed on morphine and had shown signs of “significant heart disease” at age 38 in Johnston, Iowa. He is survived by his wife, Brenna and their daughter October, who was born after he passed.

Achievements:
2010: Kerrang! Services to metal Award
Award named after Paul Gray titled “Paul Gray: Best Bassist of the Year” as a tribute to the late bass player. This award was given to Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and Sixx A.M.

Charity: Best Buddies International

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