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#5 Craig "133" Jones - Sampler (DJ)
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Craig Michael Jones (born February 11, 1972), also known as 133, or by his number #5, is an American musician known as the sampler of Slipknot.
Birth name : Craig Michael Jones Also known as : #5, 133, The Silent One Born February : 11, 1972, Des Moines, Iowa Genre(s) : Alternative metal, nu metal, thrash metal Occupation(s) : Musician Instrument(s) : Sampler, MIDI controller, keyboard, guitar Years active : 1995–present Label(s) : Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast Associated acts : Slipknot, Modifidious
Personal life and career
Jones was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He previously played guitar in various local extreme metal bands, including Modifidious, before joining Slipknot in February 1996. He was the replacement for the band's original guitarist, Donnie Steele, who left during the recording of their first album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., reportedly due to his Christian beliefs. Jones did not lend his guitar talents to the album, but he did receive credit for its sleeve concept and graphics in the liner notes. Before the year was over, Jones had been replaced by guitarist Mick Thomson, and he begun to assume his role as the band's sampler. Of this, drummer Joey Jordison has confessed, "I don't know why he's on samples, but he just came to practice and no one had the balls to tell him to leave."
His background is unquestionably the most elusive of any other member of Slipknot, so much that he has been known to keep silence throughout even a series of questions. This is not to say he has never spoken outside the confines of the band, however. In fact, Jones has engaged an interview with Cakewalk regarding their equipment, which he prefers when performing samples. He begins most interviews with the zipper covering his mouth opened, and closes the zipper before making any reply the questions asked. Jones prompted a burst of complaint letters when, another time he broke his silence during an interview, he was quoted as having made the sole statement that, "If I wasn't in this band I'd probably be a serial killer." A similar statement was made in another interview where his reply when asked to describe himself was, "I have a rather slim, serial killer profile."
Former Slipknot vocalist Anders Colsefini has implied that Jones is a misanthrope. While expressing distaste for Jones' behavior, Colsefini revealed that Jones was in fact the inspiration for the song "Killers Are Quiet". However a close friend of the band at the time, Frank Plumley, is credited for the song's fitting title. Colsefini provided further insight into Jones' personality when he claimed that, "Computers are Craig's best friend." According to producer Ross Robinson, Jones was disturbingly quiet during their studio sessions.
However, contrary to popular belief, Jones has been known to be very open and, somewhat talkative with fans after Slipknot's performances. This may suggest that his dangerously taciturn behavior is an affectation or exaggeration for the sake of publicity and intrigue. Some have commented that the "serial killer" comments he has made may be his attempt at dark humor.
Jones is the only member of the band who is not interviewed completely unmasked on Voliminal: Inside the Nine. While he does not wear a mask during the interview, his face remains obstructed by a constant blur. Also, he does not speak during the segment featured on the film, nor during the extended version of the footage featured on user-submitted content websites such as YouTube. Jones is a smoker, and can be seen smoking cigarettes during his Voliminal interview.
In addition to Jones' preference to speak during interviews exclusively with the zipper covering his mouth closed, similarly during photo shoots, he wears patches over his eyes to keep his anonymity.
Masks
Jones originally wore pantyhose over his head, accompanied with a Spam t-shirt. Other times, he would wear a mask of wolf skin. When Jones became sampler after being replaced by Thomson as guitarist, he then began using a white helmet adorned by a Sinclair Oil sticker, probably received from Jordison who was formerly an employee at a local Sinclair gas station. This helmet was later painted black and decorated with nails, and as well a gas mask was placed over it; a camera's flash was also added to the top of the helmet, but this was removed shortly after. It was said to represent pain. His most recent variation of the mask has a collection of eight to nine inch nails rising from its head. It has two small slits for eyeholes, two even smaller circular nose holes and a large silver zipper in between its lips. This contrasts heavily to the mask he used during Slipknot's self-titled era, which he constructed from a black racing helmet with rusty nails hammered through the top.
Equipment
AKAI MPC2000XL sampler Clavia Nord Lead Synth or a Yamaha Cs6x for 74126000027 Roland JP8000 Yamaha controller Yamaha PSR 720 Roland SP-808 "groove sampler" Roland SP-808EX "e-mix station" Korg Kontrol 49 Midi keyboard/pad controller
