Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): paul gray -lrb- # 2 -rrb- active : 1995 – present instruments : bass , backing vocals release contributions : all slipknot releases paul gray was a member of the original band formed in 1995.
Output (English): paul gray ranked number two in nineteen ninety five for present instruments that inclued bass with support to vocals through his contributions for the entire releases of slipknot as a member of the original band formed in the year nineteen ninety five.