Chris Fehn

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Chris Fehn
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Michael Fehn
Also known as	Number 3
Born	February 24, 1972 (age 35) Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Genre(s)	Nu Metal
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Instrument(s)	Percussion
Years active	1996-present
Label(s)	Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	Slipknot
Website	Slipknot Official Website

Christopher "Chris" Michael Fehn was born February 24, 1972 and is one of two percussionists in the nu metal band Slipknot. Chris uses a Pinocchio style mask, which has been seen in many different colors and styles with the nose of the mask always staying at 7¹⁄₂ inches (about 19 cm) long. Chris's mask is most likely based on the masks worn by doctors during the Black Plague, where the nose was filled with herbs to 'protect' the doctor from inhaling the fumes of death, or possibly on the mask Alex wore during the rape scene from the film A Clockwork Orange. Chris was a college football kicker before the start of Slipknot. He does most of the backup vocals together with Shawn "Clown" Crahan, but bassist Paul Gray also performs them in many live songs.

1 Masks
2 His rig
3 Trivia
4 External link

[edit] Masks

Chris actually owns 5 types of masks which are mostly different colors. His best-known mask is the regular tanned leather mask used during the Iowa tour and videos. Another well known mask is Fehn's red mask used mainly in the Subliminal Verses tour.

The idea of his mask may also come from Commedia dell'arte. Italian comedy of the 15th-18th Century. In particular Chris' mask resembles a version of Pantalone's mask with a phallic nose.

Chris told a local interviewer backstage at Slipknot's second Ozzfest show: "This mask reflects my comic personality. Plus I chose it for the bondage factor. When you put it on, it takes you to another place. It's very hot, it's very tight, and it hurts — that goes along with the aggression we create." In a more recent interview in London Fehn claimed that "The smell gets worse, it smells like puke, sweat and something else I'm not sure of."

[edit] His rig

Chris uses custom titanium drums that were made by Shawn "Clown" Crahan, a welder and co-member of Slipknot. Chris's drums have the same set-up as Shawn's drums.

2 Mount toms
1 Floor tom
1 Bass Drum, set up like the floor tom
1 Anheuser-Busch beer keg
1 Baseball bat
Vater Hammer sticks or Vic Firth Metal sticks
The drums used are manufactured by "Dunnett"

[edit] Trivia

Chris played one year of college football before joining Slipknot. He claims to have stopped playing because he "found partying and stopped studying."^{[citation needed]}
In the summer of 2006, Chris paired with Jim McMahon of the Chicago Bears, and won a celebrity golf tournament shooting a 58. He also enjoys playing golf to relax, as shown in the Slipknot DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine.^{[citation needed]}
He has been engaged for 5 years. He is not yet married.^{[citation needed]}
He has the Slipknot 9-pointed star logo tattooed around his right elbow.^{[citation needed]}
Chris can be seen "masturbating" his mask nose in many interviews, the Spit it Out video, the Left Behind video , and on Conan O'Brien.^{[citation needed]}
He is said to be the comedic member of the band.^{[citation needed]}
Rolling Stone describes him as the most "handsome, wholesome" member of the band.^{[citation needed]}
Many speculations purported that previous member "Cuddles" was indeed Chris in disguise, but this has since been proven to be untrue.^{[citation needed]}
Matthew Helson came up with the idea of Chris's mask with its long nose.^{[citation needed]}