Original: Paul Dedrick Gray ( April 8 , 1972 -- May 24 , 2010 ) was an American musician , best known as the bassist , songwriter and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot .
Simplified: Paul Dedrick Gray ( April 8 , 1972 -- May 24 , 2010 ) was an American musician and bassist for Nu Metal band Slipknot .