Paul Gray

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Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010),

In a 911 call, obtained by TMZ, one of the hotel's proprietors said that a hypodermic syringe was found next to Gray's bed and many pills were apparently scattered across the room.

On June 21, 2010, the autopsy results showed that Gray had died of an overdose of morphine and fentanyl, and that he had also developed "substantial heart disease". The autopsy also revealed traces of the anti-anxiety medicine Xanax in his system.

Aftermath On the day after Gray's death, May 25, 2010, the band, without their masks, held a formal press conference in Des Moines, Iowa. They did not take any questions from the media. The band, along with Gray's brother, Tony, and wife, Brenna, paid tribute to him.

The only way I can sum up Paul Gray – is "love". Everything he did, he did for everyone around him. Whether he knew you or not. And that's what he's left behind for us – his absolute love. I will miss him with every fiber of my heart. As will everybody at this table; and everyone who knew him. He was the best of us. We'll miss you Paul. We'll miss you very much.|Corey Taylor The band responded to this event with a post on their MySpace and Facebook page, asking the robbers to return the stolen items and appealing for information from the public.

On July 30, Paul Gray was posthumously awarded the Kerrang! "Services to Metal" award, which was collected by his Slipknot bandmate Corey Taylor on his behalf.

In one concert, Korn dedicated a performance of "Did My Time" to Gray.

Slipknot's former guitarist Donnie Steele filled in on bass guitar for Gray on Slipknot's 2011 Summer tour. Slipknot shows during this time featured Paul's jumpsuit and self-titled album era pig mask on a stand, along with a bass guitar standing next to it. Fans honored Gray with a two-minute silence during the band's headline set at Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth.

Corey Taylor also got a tattoo of Gray and his number on the back of his left leg, which was documented in the television series NY Ink, during the second episode of season one.

Trial against physician In September 2012, Gray's physician Daniel Baldi was charged with involuntary manslaughter relating to Gray's death, as well as the deaths of at least seven others. He was accused of continually writing high-dose prescription narcotics to Gray from December 27, 2005 until his death, despite knowing Gray's history of drug addiction and abuse. The doctor appeared in court on September 27, 2012 to face the charges, to which he pleaded not guilty. On May 1, 2014, jurors found Daniel Baldi not guilty on all seven counts of involuntary manslaughter following two days of deliberation. Gray's wife Brenna had testified during the two-week-long trial that Baldi prescribed the anti-anxiety drug Xanax to her husband, despite knowing he was addicted to the prescription medicine.

In January 2018, the family received an out of court settlement from a civil lawsuit they had filed against Baldi and his former employers. Two months later, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy permanently banned Baldi from being able to prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances for the treatment of chronic pain.

Personal life Gray and his wife Brenna have a daughter, who was born on August 17, 2010, a few months after his death in May.

He was of English, German, French, Irish, Scottish and Choctaw Native American ancestry.

He was once arrested in 2003 for drug and drug paraphernalia possession after accidentally crashing his car. His mugshot, which revealed his face publicly for the first time, displayed great interest in fans since Slipknot unmasked photos at the time were extremely rare and it was the first time a Slipknot member appears unmasked since Corey Taylor and Jim Root's unmasked selfs on Stone Sour and Corey Taylor and Joey Jordison's unmasked appearances at MTV.

Discography

with Vexx

Shadow of Reality (1991)

with Anal Blast

Demo Tape (1991) Pussy Blood Pentagram (1994)

with Inveigh Catharsis

Inveigh Catharsis (1992)

with Body Pit

Basement Demo (1994)

With the Have Nots

Forgetting Yesterday and Beating You With Kindness (1996)

with Slipknot

Studio albums

Slipknot (1999) Iowa (2001) Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004) All Hope Is Gone (2008)

Other media

Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat (1996 album) Welcome to Our Neighborhood (1999 video album) Disasterpieces (2002 video album) 9.0: Live (2005 live album) Voliminal: Inside the Nine (2006 live album) Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone" (2008) Behind the Player: Paul Gray (2008) Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams (2009) (sic)nesses (2010 video album) Antennas to Hell (compilation album 2012) Live at MSG (2023 live album)

Guest appearances

The All-Star Sessions (Roadrunner United) (2005) Worse Than a Fairy Tale (Drop Dead, Gorgeous) (2007) The Concert (Roadrunner United) (2008) Last Stop: Crappy Town (Reggie and the Full Effect) (2008) Sid (posthumous) (2011)

Filmography 2002: Rollerball