Jay Weinberg, former Slipknot drummer, discussed his hip surgery in a recent interview with Make It Perfect.
“About the summer of 2018, I would go on a run, and I was in debilitating pain,” Weinberg explained. “I found out that I had a misshapen bone, my femur going into my left hip. I had excess bone on one side of it, so, unbeknownst to me, until the pain and the inflammation started getting to me, it had torn my labrum. So I tore my labrum and just wanted to baby it and protect it. … Then I had a surgery to correct it [in] November [2023].”
“I was given five to six months,” he continued. “I’d be basically on the couch for about a month, month and a half, all while doing physical therapy. I was in physical therapy the next day. But, yeah, it was all right. I think anybody, naturally, when you embark on, like, ‘Okay, I’m doing this corrective thing,’ you do it understanding that there’s no guarantee that you’re gonna have the same mechanics as you knew them to be before you did this.”
“I’m glad I did it,” Weinberg stated. “I heavily researched my doctor who was gonna do it. It was years of planning to go into having that surgery. I’m really glad that I did it.”
Weinberg underwent the surgery in November 2023. This medical procedure preceded his departure from Slipknot. The drummer maintains his decision was the right one for his health.
The surgery’s timing coincided with major changes in his professional life. These changes led to unexpected developments in his Slipknot career.
A report from Los Angeles Times revealed Weinberg’s emotional response. He felt ‘heartbroken and blindsided’ when the band informed him of his departure through a phone call after his surgery.
Planet Rock featured insights from Slipknot’s percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan. He clarified that Weinberg did not leave voluntarily. The band had decided to pursue a new creative direction.
The band’s original members drove this strategic shift. Their decision marked the end of Weinberg’s ten-year journey with Slipknot.
Weinberg maintains an optimistic outlook about his future in music. He currently focuses on his recovery and physical rehabilitation.
