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Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan Says He Needs Heart Surgery for Skipping Heartbeat

He says doctors expect a same-day electrical fix after tests flagged the issue following the band’s last tour.

Overview

  • Crahan disclosed the condition on Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast, saying episodes leave him feeling like he is dying.
  • He said the problem surfaced after the most recent tour when staff struggled to get an EKG reading and briefly thought he was having a heart attack.
  • Doctors first considered a pacemaker, but he now expects a simple outpatient electrical procedure rather than open-heart surgery.
  • He also described a daytime heart rate near 43 and called himself overweight, offering more detail on his current health.
  • At 56 and as Slipknot’s last founding member, he has not announced a surgery date or any changes to touring, and recent coverage also notes the band’s Record Store Day 2026 release of Look Outside Your Window.