Former Slipknot Drummer Joey Jordison Reveals Debilitating Illness

Joey Jordison, former Slipknot drummer, left the metal band in December 2013. It was something of a silent departure, fans were never really given a reason as to why the guy called it quits. According to Metal Injection, while receiving an award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London on Monday, Jordison gave a harrowing explanation:

"Towards the end of my career in Slipknot I got really, really sick with a horrible disease called transverse myelitis. I lost my legs. I couldn't play anymore. It was a form of multiple sclerosis, which I don't wish on my worst enemy. I got myself back up, and I got myself in the gym, and I got myself back in fucking therapy to fucking beat this shit...It's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, more than fucking anything."