GRAY’S WIFE: ‘PAUL WAS MORE THAN JUST A DRUG ADDICT’
The wife of tragic SLIPKNOT star PAUL GRAY has paid tribute to the rocker, insisting he was so much more than a drug addict and died because of a mistake.
The bass player was found dead in an Iowa hotel room in May (10) after suffering a drug overdose, but his wife Brenna wants fans to start 2011 remembering Gray as a great husband and musician - not as a drug user.
As part of a tribute piece in rock magazine Revolver, Brenna Gray joins Gray’s bandmates and his brother to remember the dead star.
Brenna, who gave birth to the rocker’s daughter shortly after his death, tells the publication, "I don’t want people to judge him for the mistake that he made. He wasn’t just a drug addict. That was a little part of his life that he couldn’t overcome.
"He was a great guy, a great musician, a great husband, a great friend, a great brother, a great son. And I just want people to know that." The new mum is now hoping that by talking about her husband’s death, she can save a life.
She explains, "I’ve been working with the organisation MusiCares, and if they can get my story out there, as hard as it is to tell… if one person can save their life with my husband losing his, that’s what matters."
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