"As a person, I think you're always kind of searching for something or going through a hardship, whether it's your parents splitting up or anything like that. I mean, my parents stuck together, for whatever reason, until I was about 23, and then they decided to call it quits."
Jim Root is an American guitarist known for his work with heavy metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. His playing style and songwriting contributed to major commercial and critical releases by both groups. Root has been recognized as a prominent modern metal guitarist.