There are few people in the music industry as successful and respected as Jim Root. As one-half of the metal band Slipknot, and now bassist for Stone Sour, Root has achieved massive commercial and critical success. But his road to the top was not easy – in this quotes compilation, learn about the trials and tribulations that led him to become one of the most iconic musicians of our time.
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I have a hard time with any sort of criticism; not because I have some huge ego or anything like that. — Jim Root
I’ll never be able to listen to anything we’ve done like someone who’s just picked it up for the first time. — Jim Root
Music is like wine, it ages beautifully–and if you spend enough time you can just sit there and listen to it entirely differently. — Jim Root
I think rock ‘n’ roll, in a way, has been dead for a long time. — Jim Root
It became apparent to me near the end of the album cycle for ‘House Of Gold & Bones’ that it had basically run its course. But the band kept pushing for more dates, and I was just, like, ‘It’s time to stop!’ — Jim Root
You know, unfortunately I’m only one person. I can’t really be in two places at one time and the amount of focus that I need to put into Slipknot makes it really difficult for me to be on tour with Stone Sour. — Jim Root
I’m just kind of more, like, I’m gonna take every day as it comes and that’s gonna be good enough for me. — Jim Root
My first real real guitar I had was a Charvel, model 1 and that was when I was 15, I think, I got that. — Jim Root
You can’t evaluate your situation when you’re in a band, not really. — Jim Root
Slipknot’s the kind of band you need to step away from and kind of take a break from and let it heal, so to speak. — Jim Root
There’s such an energy and emotion to rock music, which is a lot of the reason I go back to ’60s and ’70s bands and look at some of the fire they had. — Jim Root
So many bands play to tracks–what’s the point in coming to see them live if they’re playing to a CD? — Jim Root
When you’ve got a mask on, you’re kind of invincible. It’s almost like nobody can see you, and you can do what you want to do without consequences. — Jim Root
The masks, for us, are more of a way to present ourselves live, you know? — Jim Root
I’m definitely a lot more reserved without the mask on. And with the mask on, all those inhibitions kinda go out the window. I can act like Keith Richards, I guess! — Jim Root
It’s probably a lot cooler than wearing jeans and a T–shirt. Once I put on the mask, I don’t even realize that it’s there. They’re molded off of our faces, so they fit really well. — Jim Root
I can never look at anything I do subjectively–whether it’s a Stone Sour record or a Slipknot record, I can never really have my own opinion of it, ‘cos in my opinion it’s all crap. — Jim Root
I love ‘Mad Max’ and ‘The Road Warrior,’ in particular–those movies are very close to my soul, you know what I mean?! — Jim Root
You don’t even know are we going to have a career? Are we going to be able to sell records? Are we going to have a label? — Jim Root
A&e eggnog, there’s nothing like it anywhere on Earth. It’s the best liquid ever made. — Jim Root
People that like Slipknot that could care less about Stone Sour, people that like Stone Sour that don’t know a lot of Slipknot. — Jim Root
Don’t get me wrong–I’m still way into the metal, but I’ve been listening to different things like Radiohead, Portishead, Bjork, and Queens of the Stone Age. — Jim Root
Well, basically Corey and I were in Stone Sour before we joined Slipknot. — Jim Root
