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Interview
by SashaS
24-12-2002
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| Murderdolls: on a different lost highway |
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A fright manual
Joey Jordison, what was like the year that was?
Joey Jordison is quite fond of Europe which is a good thing as he re-crossed the Atlantic four times over the past six months, for touring purpose alone: once as a drummer with Slipknot and three times as a guitarist with his side project, Murderdolls. The band is vigorously promoting their horror-rocking-cum-Goth-mayhem, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’, by playing more than energetic, well – nearer maniacal – shows.
Dunno whether this is strange or what his ‘Knot colleagues, Corey Taylor and Jim Root, in the shape of StoneSour are doing: taking months (not until February) to live debut the band in the European theatre although their album appeared at the same time as the ‘Dolls’. Since then there was a change in the Murderdolls camp as the co-founder of the outfit, Tripp Eisen, guitarist with Static-X, decided not to participate any further.
“At the last minute, before we started touring,” Jordison explains in his conversational manner, “he decided that he couldn’t commit himself to the touring schedule because he had to go and write with Static-X; he wanted to do Murderdolls part-time but I felt that wouldn’t be fair on the kids who might come to the show expecting to see him. There is no room for revolving doors and we parted ways; I thank him greatly for his contribution but that is it.”
You appear to be a certifiable workaholic?
“I am and my life revolves around music. If I go home and take time off I feel like I’m wasting time… When I’m on the road, I play for one hour a day, do a couple of interviews, it’s not much work, honestly. I find it very easy to relax on a tourbus, watch videos or read a book, I don’t need long vacation.”
“I didn’t do this just to have something to do, this is were I creatively come from, I played guitar in The Rejects before drumming for Slipknot. I didn’t form this band just to keep myself busy, I did it because I wanted to and thought there was a reason for it.”
Playing with danger
Apart from workaholism, you are a self-confessed “danger addict” and I’ve seen you surf the crowd!?
“Yeah, I love living dangerously but I haven’t done that in a while because we are playing bigger places and the crowd is further from the stage. But, I’ll start doing it again… Maybe I didn’t have a feeling for it, I need to get a vibe off the crowd and go for it, I don’t really care! No one has dropped me yet and hopefully they’ll never be tempted to do so. But it is a great and unreal feeling, so exciting!”
Have you met many fans who profess loving Murderdolls but not really digging the ‘Knot?
“Yeah, a lot and I hear it almost every night. Which is fine, this is a different beast and it is aimed at different people. There are a lot of people who come over to me and tell me so and there is nothing I can do about, it is a personal opinion, taste, there is no arguing about it. There is really nothing I can do about it, it is just what it is.”
How do you cope with mixed messages, is there any guilt about split loyalty?
“I don’t know, I love both bands, I love what I do with each of them… There are Slipknot fans that like Murderdolls and there is a lot of other Murderdolls’ fans that don’t like Slipknot. So, there is more people who like Murderdolls than Slipknot, I can honestly say. But, don’t forget, we’ve been out there only for a few months!”
Season of a warlock
What’s been the highlight of your year?
“I take a lot of pride in producing my own album and playing all the instruments to release it myself, so that would my highlight, to tell you the truth.”
What’s been the downer of the year?
“Hangovers, but aspirins and water take care of it.”
Best LP of the year?
“The new Satyricon album, Satyricon’s ‘Volcano’. Awesome, I’ve been listening to it a lot on a tourbus; I’m a big Black Metal fan. I’ve been a big f**king fan of the genre for a long time!”
Have you found time to listen to the StoneSour album?
“No, I haven’t heard it… Strangely enough I haven’t been in a hurry…”
Corey Taylor told me he liked your record but he preferred the earlier incarnation, The Rejects?
“I don’t know why… He only played guitar on one Rejects’ show… Corey is full of s**t, The Rejects suck compared to this band.”
What would you wish upon a star?
“Well, there is not much out there but to keep touring; I’m lucky to be playing with two of the greatest bands in the world and I’m always on a high. My bands are awesome to me and all I want is to play live to as many fans as possible and to meet as many as possible.”
Plans for 2003?
“First is the work on the new Slipknot album and when we finish that, there is usually four months waiting period and I’ll get out on the road with Murderdolls, again. We’ll hopefully find time to record some new Murderdolls material; we are already playing three new songs that are off our next record.”
SashaS
24-12-2002
Murderdolls album ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ is available now on Roadrunner
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