Sidney George Wilson (born January 20th, 1977)[1] [2], also known simply as Sid, or by his number #0 and DJ Starscream, is an American musician most widely known as the turntablist of Slipknot.

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Birth name Sidney George Wilson
Also known as #0, DJ Starscream, Ratboy, DJ Moonboots
Born January 20, 1977 (1977-01-20) (age 31)
Des Moines, Iowa
Genre(s) Alternative hip hop, electronic, jungle, nu metal
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Turntables, Keyboards
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Roadrunner, N2O, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts Slipknot, Soundproof Coalition, Ampt, Izzy Dunfore
Website (External links)

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Personal life and career
Sid Wilson was born in Des Moines, notably with polydactyly, a congenital disorder that caused him to be born with an extra digit on both hands. These extra digits were removed shortly after birth, however. He performs in Slipknot, and as well tours as DJ Starscream, a name which derived from the Transformers character of the same name. He is a fan of the Transformers franchise, and even evidences this with the tattoos of the series' most prominent factions, the Autobots and Decepticons, on the back of his hands.

Wilson is notorious for his on-stage antics while performing with Slipknot. He has been known to initiate fights during shows with percussionist Shawn Crahan, to jump into the crowd and to set himself on fire. In his interview on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, he stated that in the future he would cease these stunts for fear of being arrested and charged with attempted suicide for his human inferno act, and that, "When it comes to jumping off stages, there have been too many close calls." During the first show of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival in Auburn, WA he jumped from a piece of stage equipment and broke both of his heels.[3 (Unknown or private posting)]

Wilson's new mask is known to have its eyebrows and mouth move in a mechanical fashion along with antennas at the top of the mask which also
move, during interviews and live shows.

Outside Slipknot, Wilson has made a following in Japan as a jungle musician, under the pseudonym DJ Starscream, and is currently signed to the Japanese record label N2O Records.[4 (Unknown or private posting)] He recently collaborated with The Mad Capsule Markets vocalist Hiroshi Kyono on a song called "HAKAI (Deathtroy)" released on The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～, a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the second Death Note film.[5 (Unknown or private posting)] a remix of the track also appeared on the Wagdug Futuristic Unity mini-album NU ЯIOT and 2008 album HAKAI

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Facts
Sid is a sick son of a Bitch.
He's really sarcastic, and he claims he suffers from 'organic brain syndrome'.
Sid and Shawn maintain a rivalry, which usually breaks out as violence on stage.
Sid is definitely one of the craziest people in the band, he has stage dived from a 2 storey balcony.
Sid is the youngest of the band.
Joey describes Sid as a "lady's man" .
Sid's family is from England.
Sid is the crowd surfer of the band. He's not the only member that does, but he'll do some crazy shit.

Sid was born with 6 fingers on each hand, they were amputated at birth, Shawn: "They cut off his goddamn fingers cos society doesn't like them. Think what a DJ he coulda been with those extra fingers! We've been deprived of that cos of those motherfuckers!"

Rumour: When asked what hobbies he had he responded: "snowboarding, sculpting with clay and cooking."

Band he would most like to play/tour with: "It wouldn't go in with the genre of Slipknot, but me personally, it would be the Beastie Boys. At the point where I got into DJing, break dancing and hip hop, the Beastie Boys were a big part of that . I have always listened to them."



Music Influence

Sid's musical Influences:
1. Grandmaster Flash 
2. DJ Jazzy Jeff 
3. DJ Cash Plenty 
4. Invisible Scratch Pickles Crew 
5. Executioners (formerly the X-Men) 
6. S.P.C. (scroll down for more about SPC)

Favourites:
Best Concert: The first time I saw Slipknot. I was going to try out for the band, so I went to a show here in Des Moines, Iowa. This was a few years ago. When I saw them, I knew I had to be in this band. 
First Concert: When I was three years old, my family went to the Iowa State Fair and saw Sheena Easton. 
Performance: Most recently was our last London show. They had this huge balcony twenty-five feet high. I stood on top of the railing and jumped off backwards with my body straight and my arms out to the side. The crowd caught me. 
Moment in the studio: I think Purity. There was a lot of emotion, vibing up each other, and taking it to the next level. It just kind of happened. 



Other Shit

Movies:
1. Drunken Master 2 
2. Black Mask 
3. Man on the Moon
4. Evil Dead 
5. Evil Dead 2
6. Army of Darkness
7. Phantasm 

Current Albums:
1. Hed: Drool
2. Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile

Soundtracks:
1. Belly 
2. Black Mask 

Quote - "Wearing this mask prevents the oxygen from going to my skull. I get hallucinations and stuff. Half the time, I don't know what's going on around me. Its up to the clown to intimidate me and keep me in line."
"My name's Sid, I'm the DJ guy, I'm the filth epitome, #0"

Rumour: On a Howard Stern show, Sid wanked in the corner of the room - make of it what you will.

Mask - Sid wears a variety of gas masks and has around 8 which all have names.
MEANING: "That's too much of a deeper conversation to get into. You need much more time to ask me a question like that, Another time."

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Equipment
Mackie d.2 Pro DJ Mixer
Shure M447 needles
Digitech Whammy 4 pedal
KP2 KAOSS Pad 2 digital effect/controller
Line 6 PODxt Live Guitar Multi Effect Pedal Board
Rane 10" TTM4 mixer and Roland DJ 1000, or 3000 10"
Sony MDR-V700DJ Headphones
Two Vestax PDX-2000 turntables
Vestax Pmc 07 pro d samuri mixer

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