Jay Weinberg has opened up about a challenging time in his life when he said he was prevented from collaborating with other artists because he didn’t have the “legal ability” to do so. He added that part of his creative self “was dying” as a result. Weinberg has been working with a variety of bands and projects since his departure from Slipknot in 2023.
He toured with Suicidal Tendencies, recorded with Fuming Mouth, launched the new band Portraits of an Apparition, recorded his first solo music, and recently collaborated with Canadian duo Softcult on a song called “Drown Fountain.” However, in a new interview with Loyal to the Craft, he revealed that there was a period where he was unable to collaborate with other musicians. He said that the idea behind “Drown Fountain” came to him more than a decade ago. And much of this material is stuff that I’ve been honing for years,” he said.
He added: “But without giving too much attention to any kind of one situation, you know not having the legal ability to play music with other people was definitely difficult because I look at music at least the creation and sharing of it, it’s that twofold thing,” he said. Weinberg said that while he continued to create and collaborate “in private,” he knew that it wasn’t music that could be released due to his legal obligations at that time. Weinberg did not directly reference Slipknot, whom he played with for a decade until the fall of 2023 when the band made what they called a “creative decision” to jettison him.
But he had joined the group in late 2013, around when he said some of the song ideas he referenced in the interview were already in the works. Trending Stories Why Is Everyone So Mad About Benny Blanco's Latin Album? Return of the Kings: Inside Rush’s Fifty Something Tour Dave Marsh, Legendary Rock Biographer and Critic, Dead at 76 Slipknot and Sid Wilson Part Ways After Nearly 30 Years In an interview with Rolling Stone published in April, Weinberg discussed his exit from Slipknot and the feelings he had after the band’s manager informed him his contract would not be renewed, and shortly afterward the band released a statement about their parting ways.
If I’m perfectly honest, it remains confusing.”
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