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Sid Wilson

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Sid Wilson (born Sidney George Wilson on January 20, 1978 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a turntablist for the musical group Slipknot. He is the youngest band member in Slipknot.


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[edit] Nickname

The Filth Epitome , Monkeyboy, dick man, Number 0,sid vicious

[edit] Height

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

[edit] Trade marks

  • Stage dives from extreme heights into the crowd
  • Sets himself on fire during performances
  • Fighting the crowd
  • Crowd surfing
  • Brawling on stage with precussionist Shawn Crahan

[edit] Trivia

  • Suffered third degree burns on his legs from setting himself on fire and suffered two broken ribs while performing.
  • His number in Slipknot is 0
  • At a show in England, he jumped off a balcony at one of Slipknot shows and landed on a fan. It hurt the young woman badly enough to hospitalize her, but she recovered.
  • Was born with six fingers on each hand, but the extra fingers were amputated in infancy.
  • Won first Grammy in 2006 with Slipknot
  • Has been nominated 6 times for a Grammy
  • Punched a fan on the head during a Spit It Out live performance while trying to get everyone to sit down during "Zero Bullshit"
  • Sid Wilson also tours as DJ Starscream, a name taken from the popular 1980s television show Transformers(of which he has the shows symbols tattoed on the backs of his hands). He is currently signed to Japanese/US label Nitrous Oxide (N20) Records.<ref>N20 Records[1], URL last accessed 2006-11-27</ref>
  • He changed his gas mask for a skull-like mask recently
  • Lives in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Has a brotherlike friendship with Shawn Crahan
  • He has an English background.
  • He Graduated From Valley High School
  • Can be seen urinating on Shawn Crahan's percussion set at the beginning of the Disasterpieces DVD.
  • Often remixes and releases 3 albums on the N20 Label, namely Abunaii Sounds - Tataku On Your Atama, Sound Assault and The New Leader (album).
Slipknot
#0 Sid Wilson | #1 Joey Jordison | #2 Paul Gray | #3 Chris Fehn | #4 James Root | #5 Craig "133" Jones | #6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan | #7 Mick Thompson | #8 Corey Taylor
Anders Colsefini | Greg "Cuddles" Welts | Josh "Gnar" Brainard | Brandon Darner | John Green | Quan "Meld" Nong | Patrick M. Neuwirth | Donnie Steele
Discography
Albums: Crowz | Roadrunner Records Demo | Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat | Slipknot | Iowa | Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Singles: Wait and Bleed | Spit It Out | Left Behind | My Plague | Duality | Vermilion | Before I Forget | The Nameless
Live: 9.0: Live
DVDs: Welcome To Our Neighborhood | Disasterpieces | Voliminal: Inside the Nine


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