Chris Fehn Speaks (2023) - Former Slipknot Percussionist (#3) | Drum For The Song Podcast #50 

I feel like people only think of Chris being a percussionist in slipknot but the dude gave some solid backing vocals that people just seem to overlook I mean just listen to the chorus for "Sick"

You can tell Chris was holding back, from going off on his former band members.

Chris’s imagery is beyond iconic. His mask was always the most standout visual impression on me seeing the self titled cover at 12 yrs old.

Sweet video bro. It was nice to hear from Chris.

Chris is a damn legend, when Cory hurt his neck Chris saved the shows and killed the vocals. Huge fan

When he talks ablout "True friends" etc, it makes me assume that he was really hurt with everything that happened. I mean you got a guy that devoted his life to a band, spent more than half of his life with these people...y'know all this stuff and the fact that it ended just like that, im sure Chris was hurt. Only him and the rest of slipknot know what truly happened. But Im glad Chris is doing good and just enjoying retirement. very much earned

chris you were always one of my favorites, dont doubt yourself. your stage presence helped make the band, its not the same without you and thats a fact.

Corey and clown turned into Paul and Gene and really took slipknot down a different road.

Miss this guy so much! He’s the reason I got into Slipknot, saw his face on a Hit Parader magazine in 2005 an went right out an bought Vol 3 an it changed my life! He’ll forever be the face of Slipknot to me. Great interview dude!

Good to see Chris. Really miss his backing vocals in Slipknot's live shows.

Long Live #3!!! Forever loved and favored by us the fans, truly miss your part in the band.

I was pretty fortunate to catch them live with Paul, Joey and Chris. I still remember that show and it was brutal! 😂😂😂

To those saying he didn't contribute are ignorant and clearly missing the fact that his backing vocals live were a big factor in their live performance. Try listening to Nameless live and omit Chris's vocals . 😂

Quickest forty minutes ever, great interview! Chris seems like such a dad -in the best way possible. And how are you only at 1400 subs? Subbed!

I’ve always liked Chris. I loved how him and sid would go off stage to go walk and greet the fans. To him being one of the ones setting some of the funniest slipknot moments. Also being honest with how slipknot in the early days was just such mental abuse without being scared of like maybe i shouldn’t say this because i might get in trouble with the band, nah he would just say it. I’m so glad he talked about Joey, and how in his instagram posts he makes it clear he misses Joey and loved him. While slipknot just posted a black picture and took them a week to even say anything. He’s just great, he seems like a great person. Rest in peace Joey and Paul.

A great guest for episode 50! Really enjoyed this, Dane!🤘🥁👍🎊🥳🎉

Love to see Chris happy and healthy.

Chris was right all along

its amazing to see the vibes that chris gives off compared to say...corey...ive been a maggot since they showed up in 99...i can remember down to the minute when my life changed because of slipknot, they for real were a part of what shaped my life (static x on the other side). i was always supportive of corey and his out spoken ways...ive been ride or die since day one. BUT, to see the negativity and shadiness that is just rampant from guys that i adored. you can CLEARLY see how honest and stand up Chris is...and all i hear from the other end is Corey and Shawn literaly pre-emptually setting up weasel ways out of something that they claimed to love....ive tried and tried to stay on bored, but especially now with the abrupt lose of Jay (who has clearly dedicated his career to them, life long maggot...and this is what we get? somehow we went from a legitimate movement of individuality to a fucking shell corp...that has no interest other than money. Us maggots have been shunned by the ignorance that is now mass produced from (i cant believe im saying this) a total representation of greed, monetary value related to a brand, and a TOTAL disregard for what the beginning of slipknot meant to people. Shame! i have legitimately given up on slipknot as a whole...the fact that i have totally disregarded the latest album hurt me on a cellular level. but i refuse to support any longer these sellout, greedy, selfish, ignorant individuals. R.I.P. the knot p.s. i never thought i would say this also...im now Glad that i never got a slipknot tattoo (which i have many representing things that i love)...i would be truly EMBARRASSED to have something on my body that is clearly a hollow misrepresentation of something that i can no longer associate with with a clean conscience. I believe that there are many many maggots that would agree with every single word i have just written. It truly is a sad day. p.p.s what cowards. not only did they put the message out (just like firing joey with a bullshit email)...they disabled the comments because they KNEW what would come if we the maggots could speak, AND on top of that immediately removing the post because of the intense and heavy backlash. spinless! I want so bad to have someone tell me Im wrong, the only problem is...IM not!

I always enjoyed CF's performances on the drums and mic and just his crowd interaction and stage presences was great!!

Chris, form a band with the old members of Slipknot 🤘🤘

Loved the interview. Also Chris seems to be a great guy

Thanks for the discussion/interview with Chris! Such a lovely mate, full of life and passion.

Chris is loved across the world by all his fans! Miss that dude from the knot!

True Story: I first saw Slipknot in May 2000, a few years later I found out one of my friends from Iowa was dating...CHRIS! We were actually neighbors briefly in Lake Tahoe. Chris was always a super cool dude and pretty awesome at disc golf too as my friend Damon and I can attest. Chris even went above and beyond this and got me and a couple friends backstage and on the tour bus in Sacramento on their tour with Fear Factory and Chimaira. Such a generous and kind gesture. Thanks Chris! All the best!

Absolutely epic interview dude...I seen this and had to read the title twice and still hard to believe until clicking on it... absolutely a legend for scoring this...much love to Chris...the knot def not the same since he left....

Great podcast ! Slipknot was never the same once Chris Fehn left....He brought an amazing energy and presence

Big hugs for you Chris... From Brunei 🇧🇳

Paul Joey and Chris were Slipknot, without them they are nothing I think getting rid of Craig the way they did shows it’s a company not a band. Loved hearing Chris been avoiding seeing him unmasked for 22 years

excellent interview👍🏻glad he’s doing great and look forward to seeing what he’s doing with your dad.glad you were the first to interview him.

Awesome interview, he genuinely seems like a great and happy person. Shame what happened obviously with Slipknot, but he seems in great spirits and excited about his future endeavors. Right on 🤘🏻

I love how he said he'd never be as good as Joey so he didn't even bother trying. LOL

What an amazing conversation! Chris has been such a positive motivation to the music world. Having been a fan of his from the first time seeing his performance on stage, it brings a smile to my soul knowing he wants to make music again 🤘🏻. Also that rhythm section answer brought a tear 🤘🏻

This interview was well done. Great video! 🤘🩸🤘

Man I love fehn man he is easily my favourite member of the group brought so much life to life-shows and such a down to earth guy slipknot have lost something massive. FUCKING LOVE YOU #3

Ya Chris, your backing vocals are truly missed

I am so grateful having experienced two original Slipknot Shows - 2004 and 2008.

GOOD TO SEE YOU CHRIS! WE MISS YOU SO MUCH 😭😭😭

I remember seeing Slipknot at Alexandra Palace years ago, i got to the front opposite Chris drum percussion thing, I flipped him off n he did it back n it made me a very happy boi :)

I always loved your badass attitude on the stage and your scream! I miss you a lot...

This interview was absolutely lovely!! Really enjoyed the conversation between the two of you. So good to see Chris 🖤

man, i'm so glad i was old enough to not only see, but also meet the "classic" line up multiple times before they started dropping dead or leaving...

Hi from Denmark :) I love Chris, he is the best.. I never forget Roskilde festival 09 , I stod in his side of the stage.. it was the best ever

BY FAR THIS IS THE BEST INTERVIEW I'VE EVER SEEN WITH SOMEONE WHO IS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF THIS GENERATION...WE MISS YOUR MUSIC AND NOW I HAVE A NEW CHANNEL TO WATCH ...

I remember traveling from Argentina to Brazil in 2015 to see Slipknot at Rock In Rio. I think it was the day before the show when I went to the hotel to meet the band, and Chris was one of the few who showed up. Such a great guy. So humble. So thankful. Nice interview. Great to see he's doing well.

Awesome to see Chris again !! Cool to see things are going well after slipknot 🤘

Just found "Hyro The Hero" because of Chris. Thanks! great interview, greetings from Colombia!

Im looking forward to a Chris Fehn Record.

Chris was my favorite from the beginning of my interest in Slipknot. I saw them at RockStar Mayhem festival Denver CO i got a drumstick that was thrown out to us from the stage it had the #3 on it and a copy of his signature. My dad threw it away to get back at me for using his speakers. Sure would be nice to get another one. Damn, I'd pay for a pair with his signature.

I miss him so much

thank you Chris Fehn for everything !!!! Great interview

Chris was always my favourite member. As a 10 year old, watching him play with his nose was the funniest shit ever.

In the early 2000s he was I think dating a coworker of my moms and gave me a drumstick. That was really cool of him.

Legit feel bad for Fehn Saw him in 2008 w/ Disturbed

There used to be a time when I believed slipknot would be together forever

Awesome FairPlay ! A cool watch that 🤟

I remember these dudes in stinky coveralls Ozzfest 99 Vancouver handing out cassette singles side stage.. Then they hit the stage...I mean we just saw Black Sabbath Slayer SOAD deftones Primus and yet when we left all we could talk about was the thunderous percussion of those stinky dudes and coveralls on the small second stage. Next thing you know our entire crew had the album... and we got to meet them all in-store signing at A&B sound Surrey BC Canada... where Mick terrified a bunch of people by Smashing up a plastic chair and I remember everyone scrambling to get a piece...lol. They played a show opening for Coal Chamber.. Again the pounding percussion stole the show. Hail to Chris. A legend. Hail to Twisted Sister ! Hail to Motorhead !

He was the face of slipknot. Literally. My favourite band member other than Corey.

BEST MASK

What I appreciate about Chris is that he's real. He couldn't be more humble or honest about his amazing career, and after being treated like total garbage, I respect him even more. Great podcast and interview.

Another great episode, Dane! Glad to see the podcast getting the traction it deserves! 🤘🤘🤘

LONG LIVE #3 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Ngl, if I think about Slipknot, I think about Chris and his mask. His mask is the portrait of Slipknot for me. I fucking love Chris. Cheers from Rio!

I miss chris backing vocals..it was so brutal and heavy..miss u man.

The nose jerk is an iconic part of rock and metal forever 🔥

love chris fehn

I miss You Chris😢 I love you

Besides Clown and Corey, you could always hear Chris's voice in the background lyrics stand out the most deep gutter growl to his voice was awesome.

Sooooo Gooood

I love Chris Fehn and I miss his stage presence the most. Tortilla Man acts crazy and I know he's doing his best, but Chris's on stage antics are hilarious and way more entertaining! it's got personality, imo. My favorite would be him sitting sullenly on his kit during Vermilion, with his back on the crowd. And also everytime he jacks off his nose lol!

Chris is a vibe!

We miss you too Chris

So good to hear from #3 after all this time with Slipknot keeping details scant. What Chris and Clown did live made so much more sense then on record I think, glad to see he's doing well when Slipknot seem to been falling apart at this point in time.

Great Interview, i'm glad I subscribed

Chris! Remember San Francisco Maritime Hall with coal chamber Nov 1999¿ You autographed my ticket outside the bus while that pierced guy had a case of Bud swinging from hooks in his chest 😂 i was still breathless from the pit, could only say 'thank you ' over and over, but I knew you understood what I meant. I could tell then that there was an aloofness twixt you guys, but never thought of it negatively. Seen you(all) 8 times. Very grateful

Will always love Chris great fucking guy 🤘🏻

So good to see Chris fehn are hear from him. Tbh slipknot should’ve stopped after the grey chapter. Their music hasn’t been any good since but I’ll always love their first 5 albums so much 🖤and I grew up on them

Congrats to you both on your new baby boys! Great to see you Chris! When you bustin out those wooden spoons again?

What a great guy!

I miss Chris so much, I still don’t know who was telling the truth but still. Love you Chris we all miss you.

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 greetings from Finland. -Nina

great "interview" boys, glad Chris is healthy and moving forward still, High energy storm starting percussion, I didnt know he was doing side projects as a drummer, Fuck me, lol To health and happiness everyone \m/

I wish I could go back in time to see all of the OG Slipknot members live after the release of Vol. 3. It sucks because even though they visited my city a fair bit before Paul passed, I wasn't able to go to a show due to them playing at 18+ only venues 😮‍💨 I also tried to attend a show after .5 released, but it was a 5 hour drive to the closest city they were playing and I was still driving with my learner's permit so no road trips with me and my friends.

miss in on stage with slipknot

Good to hear from Chris, he went silent for a long time.

Humble guy. ✨

Man I still have the fehn mask from when I was in middle school nearly 20 years ago. Still in my closet. Won't ever get rid of it but I don't wear it. I forget which era it is off the top of my head but it's the red one. Great mask

10:28 Dude that was my experience with drums. Was gifted a children’s drumset when I was young, played it a few times then it straight up disappeared! lol. I have since played a fair amount of instruments but I really want yo get behind a real set of my own soon.

The first time I saw Slipknot in early 2000 Will Haven opened along with Kittie

this is epic mate well done :D love the accent. where you frommmm

We miss you chris!!! Please be more active in social media!!! Miss that demon screech you had in the band!!

🤘🤘🤘3

Soy un muy fan de esta banda y no sabes la de tiempo que llevo con ganas de escuchar aun que sea la versión desde uno de los lados. Muchas gracias es oro para mi esto. Un saludo desde España ( menos mal que lo tienes subtitulado ) si no me desmayo seguro jajajjaa. Si que es verdad que fue una entrevista algo blanda, y faltaron preguntas importantes , como cual fue su concierto preferido o que opinaba del concierto de Londres de 2002 que se hizo un dvd ..millones de cosas que se podían cambiar por las preguntas de comidas o demás. Cuando alguien así te da una oportunidad se tiene que aprovechar y exprimir al máximo. Aun así te felicito amigo.

CRAIG JONES HAS OFFICIALLY LEFT THE BAND!

Queensrýche 🖤

Only complaint, in the end Chris said he’d go longer. You should have, we miss him and wanna hear more. Maybe see if he’d do another pod soon?!!

Without trying to be negative to particular people, it almost seems like CT and Clown told Tortilla Man to basically copy the stage presence and mannerisms of Chris, but it just doesn’t have the same effect. Chris was a whole different energy

Wow Phil Campbell son

12:46 same age, bro!

Dee'z nuts!!