Shawn Crahan

Michael Shawn Crahan� (born September 24, 1969), also known as� Clown,� Kong, or by his number� #6, is an American/Irish� musician� known as one of the two custom� percussionists� of the Grammy winning metal band� Slipknot, and the� drummer� of� To My Surprise� and� Dirty Little Rabbits. At 40, Shawn Crahan is the oldest member of Slipknot, the youngest member is turntablist,� Sid Wilson).

Personal life and career
Crahan was born in� Des Moines, Iowa. He once performed in bands such as Heads on the Wall, One Cup Fat and Quan. By the early 1990s, Crahan was an alcoholic, which was made worse by his purchase of a local� bar� in Des Moines, called The Safari. Frustrated by his lack of success, he says he would have turned to� suicide� had he not met his future wife, Chantel.[1]

As well as lending his percussion talents to the band, Crahan has also sung� backing vocals� on a number of songs Slipknot has both recorded and performed live. He also wrote the original draft of "Tattered & Torn", which appeared on the band's early demo,� ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.''. Outside Slipknot, Crahan has founded� Big Orange Clown Records, a� vanity label� within� Sanctuary Records, which has so far signed the� metalcore� band� Gizmachi. He also acted as� director for, and assembled Slipknot's 2006 DVD,� Voliminal: Inside the Nine, while the band engaged a brief hiatus.

He also performed with� To My Surprise, recording drums and vocals for the band's self-titled debut. The band received little interest due to their album being released amidst the success of Slipknot members� Corey Taylor,� James Root� and� Joey Jordison's� side projects,� Stone Sour� and the� Murderdolls, respectively. To My Surprise was later dropped by� Roadrunner Records. In 2007, Crahan began performing as drummer for� Dirty Little Rabbits. The band was a supporting act for� Stone Sour� during their North American tour in Summer 2007,[2] � and have released one� EP, titled� Breeding. They have since signed a deal with The End Records as of November, 2008.� [3]

In 2009 he contributed to� Bring Me the Horizon's remix album,� Suicide Season: Cut Up!, by remixing the track "Sleep With One Eye Open".

Mask
M. Shawn Crahan, to his nickname, wears clown-style masks.

Crahan's recent mask for All Hope is Gone was black with the same clown-like nose, and had a zipper in the mouth, which was not present in previous masks. During the All Hope Is Gone tour he changed this mask to a face mask which was transparent with a happy expression on it. He has since colored it black. However, a red clown nose is still present. This new mask is named "Mrs. Clown," as it has female facial features. put your favorite slipknot album here: