Greg "Cuddles" Welts was Slipknot's second percussionist. He joined the band in September 1997, shortly after Anders Colsefni had left. His time with the band was short, however. In June or July 1998, Greg decided to leave the band. This was due to his relationship with Joey Jordison's sister Katie at the time, which coincided with the life on tour. His successor was Brandon Darner.
Before joining Slipknot, he worked as a tattoo artist for David "DaVo" Wilkins. Both are depicted in the booklet of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat..
Mask
- See also: 2013 – Greg Welts Interview.
Greg wore a baby mask, which resulted in the nicknames "Cuddles, "The Baby" or "Babyface".
He wanted a mask that was similar to Devo's Booji Boy (or "dutch" boy) mask.
Gallery
Greg Welts Performing 1998
Greg with Paul Gray on April 18th 1998
Greg Welts Rehearsing 1998
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Greg performing live on June 27 1998
Greg performing live
Greg performing live
Greg performing live
External Links
Greg Welts on Instagram (Inactive)
| Slipknot | |
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| Current Members: | #0 Sid Wilson • #4 Jim Root • #6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan • #7 Mick Thomson • #8 Corey Taylor • (V) Alex Venturella • Michael Pfaff • Unidentified sampler • Eloy Casagrande |
| Former Members: | Anders Colsefni • #4 Josh "Gnar" Brainard • #2 Paul Gray • #1 Joey Jordison • Donnie Steele • Kun Nong • #3 Greg "Cuddles" Welts • #3 Chris Fehn • #5 Craig "133" Jones • (J) Jay Weinberg Live Only: (ᗺ) Brandon Darner |