Joey Jordison, <br />Slipknot Drummer and Co-Writer, , Dead at 46.<br />Joey Jordison, <br />Slipknot Drummer and Co-Writer, , Dead at 46.<br />According to reports, the founding member <br />of Slipknot died peacefully in his sleep.<br />A statement released by the Jordison family <br />did not reveal the cause of death.<br />Joey’s death has left us with <br />empty hearts and feelings of <br />indescribable sorrow, Jordison Family Statement, via 'Rolling Stone'.<br />To those that knew Joey, understood his quick wit, his gentle personality, giant heart, and his love for all things family and music. , Jordison Family Statement, via 'Rolling Stone'.<br />The family of Joey have asked that friends, fans, and media understandably respect our need for privacy and peace at this incredibly difficult time, Jordison Family Statement, via 'Rolling Stone'.<br />Jordison suggested Slipknot for the name of the Des Moines, IA, band he had been playing with in the mid-1990s.<br />Fusing metal and rap, .<br />Slipknot became synonymous with the nu-metal movement that blew up before the end of the millennium.<br />Jordison left the band in 2013, citing personal reasons that he later revealed had to do with a medical diagnosis.<br />I got really, really sick with a horrible disease called transverse myelitis [...] I couldn’t play anymore. , Joey Jordison, Slipknot, via 'Rolling Stone'.<br />It was a form of multiple sclerosis, which I wouldn’t wish on my <br />worst enemy, Joey Jordison, Slipknot, via 'Rolling Stone'.<br />Though Jordison had a falling out with <br />the rest of the band.<br />he is widely regarded as instrumental to its success <br />as favorite among fans and musicians ... .<br />... as well as the songwriting engine behind <br />many of the band's early songs
