Jay Weinberg: No 'Legal Ability' to Work With Others
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- Jay Weinberg told Loyal to the Craft he once lacked 'legal ability' to play music with other people, saying 'a little part of my creative self, it was dying for sure' during that period.
- Weinberg said the song 'Drown Fountain,' his recent collaboration with Canadian duo Softcult, originated in 2013 and has been 'kicking around' ever since.
- Weinberg continued creating and collaborating 'in private' during the restricted period but knew the music couldn't be released due to his legal obligations at the time.
- Weinberg did not directly name Slipknot, but he joined the band in late 2013 — the same year he dates the song ideas — and was removed in fall 2023 in what the band called a 'creative decision.'
- Since his departure, Weinberg has toured with Suicidal Tendencies, recorded with Fuming Mouth, launched Portraits of an Apparition, and recorded his first solo music.
- In an April Rolling Stone interview, Weinberg said his contract was not renewed without explanation, calling the exit 'confusing then' and adding 'it remains confusing.'
Why it matters: The song 'Drown Fountain' has been sitting in Weinberg's head since 2013 — the same year he joined Slipknot — meaning the 'legal ability' restriction he describes aligned with roughly the entire length of his decade-long tenure. Fans and fellow musicians get a rare, on-the-record glimpse of the contractual handcuffs that come with flagship-band membership, and the financial/creative toll of a decade where unreleased material piled up.
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