# 229 - JAY WEINBERG: Drumming for Slipknot, Madball, New Band & Hip Surgery Recovery

An episode of [Garza Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1551076579), 20 Apr 2026, 2 h 40 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1929638831.mp3

Garza sits down in-person with drummer, painter & songwriter Jay Weinberg. Best known as the former drummer of Slipknot, Madball, Against Me! Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band & the list goes on. Debut singles “Drone Operator / Sandstone” out now! https://instagram.com/jayweinberg SPONSORS: DistroKid - https://distrokid.com 00:00 - Theme Parks 04:39 - Early Shows 08:29 - Musical Roots 12:35 - Voodoo Child 14:29 - Impact of Classical Music 16:29 - First Concert & The Who 18:47 - Hockey 20:50 - Deciding to Pursue Music 23:53 - Goalies & Drummers 27:06 - Getting Into Drums 29:59 - Advice for Drummers 32:25 - CBGBs & H20 33:47 - The Bouncing Souls 44:30 - First Band // Sadie Mae 46:37 - Playing w/ Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band 54:00 - What Bruce Springsteen Taught Jay 57:49 - Joining Madball & Recording Empire 1:17:31 - New Music w/ Fuming Mouth, Deafheaven & Code Orange 1:25:39 - Kurt Ballou 1:27:58 - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 1:33:34 - New Band Portraits of an Apparition 1:36:48 - Against Me! 1:48:34 - Slipknot, Pressure & Regrets 2:12:43 - Marriage 2:20:11 - Art Galleries 2:22:13 - Hip Surgery 2:32:04 - LASIK 2:35:35 - Punk Rock Museum 2:37:59 - 3 Albums to Check Out

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