Paul Gray - 1972-2010
 Paul Dedrick Gray (born April 8, 1972), was the bassist for Grammy-Award winning Des Moines-born band Slipknot. Paul was known by his number #2, or "The Pig."
Paul was born in Los Angeles, California. Later his family relocated to Des Moines. In his youth, Gray performed in bands such as Anal Blast, Vexx, Body Pit and Inveigh Catharsi.
Outside Slipknot, Gray has filled in as bassist for Unida during their 2003 tour, appeared on Drop Dead, Gorgeous' Worse Than a Fairy Tale, done a brief tour with Reggie and the Full Effect and appeared on the Roadrunner United project, performing bass on "The Enemy" and "Baptized in the Redemption" from the project's album The All-Star Sessions.
He was one of the 3 founding members of Slipknot remaining in the band, and the only one who has maintained his original role in the band due to Clown's switch from main drums to custom percussion during the early days.
Paul was married for two years to his wife Brenna. Paul had a tattoo of her name on his knuckles. Paul and Brenna were expecting their first child later this year.
All of us at Lazer 103.3 are heartbroken by the loss of Paul. We offer our sincere condolences to Paul's family, his bandmates and to the legions of "maggots" around the world.
Fans and friends are invited to leave their memories and condolences for Paul and the guys in Slipknot at the bottom of the page.
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Paul Gray -Tribute Video
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Interview with Paul - "What Slipknot Means to Me"
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