Chris Fehn
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Chris Fehn in 2008
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| Birth name | Christopher Michael Fehn |
| Born | February 24, 1972 (age 45 years) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Origin | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | www |
Christopher Michael "Chris" Fehn, or known by his number #3, is an American musician, best known as one of the two custom percussionists of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot and is the former bassist for the band Will Haven.
Fehn was born in Des Moines, Iowa and grew up in Ankeny, Iowa. Prior to joining Slipknot, he played as a kicker on the Wayne State University Football team. Fehn joined the band around July 1998, replacing percussionist Greg Welts. Fehn stands 6'1" in height and is of Norwegian descent.
As well as playing percussion in the band, Fehn is known for providing the main backing vocals for the band during concerts. Chris Fehn also provided backing vocals for a number of songs on All Hope Is Gone and .5: The Gray Chapter. Outside Slipknot, Fehn is a very keen golfer, and evidences this on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, where he is interviewed while playing golf. Fehn describes himself as a "big fan of the band" and says of Slipknot, "the world needed something like this." Slipknot bassist Paul Gray stated in an interview that Fehn "often brings humor to the band." and that they "definitely need that guy." Prior to joining Slipknot in 1998, Fehn was close friends with Slipknot's percussionist Shawn Crahan. According to Fehn, he had originally asked Crahan if he could be drummer Joey Jordison's drum tech. Shortly after his request was made, Fehn was given an offer to play custom percussion in the band. Fehn was then given a rough demo that contained all of Slipknot's songs. Fehn has said that "Spit It Out" was the song that stood out to him the most. Fehn then tried out on percussion and was subsequently made part of Slipknot. Of the nine members, Fehn was the eighth to join the band.
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