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| Sid Wilson |
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Sidney George Wilson |
| Also known as |
#0, DJ Starscream, Ratboy, DJ Moonboots, Munky, The Pitty Of #0 |
| Born |
March 15, 1978 (1978-03-15) (age 32)
Des Moines, Iowa |
| Genres |
Nu metal, Heavy metal, electronic, jungle |
| Occupations |
Musician |
| Instruments |
Turntables, keyboard |
| Years active |
1998–present |
| Labels |
Roadrunner, N2O, Nuclear Blast |
| Associated acts |
Slipknot, Soundproof Coalition, Ampt, Izzy Dunfore, DJ starscream |
| Website |
(External links) |
Sidney George "Sid" Wilson (born March 15, 1978) also known as Ratboy, DJ Moonboots, DJ Starscream, #0 (or 0), is an American musician most widely known as the turntablist of the Grammy Award winning metal band Slipknot. At age 32, he is the youngest member of Slipknot.
Biography
Sid Wilson was born in Des Moines, Iowa (though his family comes from England[citation needed]). He was born with extra digits on his hands, but these were removed shortly after. When Shawn Crahan, a.k.a. Clown, heard of this, he was furious that Wilson had his extra digits cut off. Crahan stated: "They cut off his goddamn fingers 'cause society doesn't like it. Think what a DJ he coulda been with those extra fingers! We've been deprived of that 'cause of those motherfuckers! And his mask intimidated me, so it worked" He performs in Slipknot, and also tours as DJ Starscream, a name which is derived from the Transformers character of the same name. He is a fan of the Transformers franchise, and evidences this with tattoos.
Wilson is notorious for his on-stage antics while performing with Slipknot. He has been known to initiate fights during shows with percussionist Shawn Crahan, a.k.a. Clown, to jump into the crowd and to set himself on fire. In his interview on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, he stated that in the future he would cease these stunts for fear of being arrested and charged with attempted suicide for his human inferno act, and that, "When it comes to jumping off stages, there have been too many close calls." During the first show of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival in Auburn, WA he jumped from a piece of stage equipment and broke both of his heels.[1] Wilson was determined to continue the tour with his bandmates and played the tour in a wheelchair. On the Mayhem Festival tour Corey Taylor would have the crowd yell to Wilson "You broke your fucking feet, Sid." Recently in October 2008 he has been seen with a cane onstage. On March 11, 2009, he was seen headbanging on Chris Fehn's drumset so hard that one of the kegs fell off.
Outside Slipknot, Wilson has made a following in Japan as a jungle musician, under the pseudonym DJ Starscream, and is currently signed to the Japanese record label N2O Records.[2] He recently collaborated with The Mad Capsule Markets vocalist Hiroshi Kyono on a song called "HAKAI (Deathtroy)" released on The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～, a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the second Death Note film.[3] A remix of the track also appeared on the Wagdug Futuristic Unity mini-album Nu Riot and 2008 album Hakai.[4] Recently, Sid Wilson produced the track "Legal Drug Addict" by thekeenone from the album Getaway which is being given away as a free legal ZIP folder online here
Discography
With Slipknot
DJ Starscream
- Remix albums
- Solo albums
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Other appearances
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Filmography
Equipment
- Mackie d.2 Pro DJ Mixer
- Shure M447 needles
- Roland DJ 1000, or 3000 10"
- Sony MDR-V700DJ Headphones
- Two Vestax PDX-2000 turntables
- Vestax Pmc 07 Pro D Samurai mixer
- Korg Kaosspad
- Since feb. 2008 Sid now uses two technics SL1200MKII turntables
- Sledge Hammer/Baseball bat and empty beer keg/s
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