Please answer the following question: What key details about paul gray -lrb- american musician -rrb-  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: paul dedrick gray -lrb- april 8 , 1972 -- may 24 , 2010 -rrb- , also known as the pig or by his number # 2 , was an american musician , best known as the bassist and one of the founding members of the grammy award-winning metal band slipknot .
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- instrument is bass guitar- years active is 1994 -- 2010- birth name is paul dedrick gray- birth date is 8 april 1972- background is solo_singer- associated acts is slipknot , inveigh catharsis , unida , reggie and the full , effect , painface anal blast , vexx , body pit- caption is paul gray performing with slipknot in 2008 .- death date is 24 may 2010- genre is alternative grindcore , deathgrind metal , nu metal , heavy metal ,- alias is # 2 , the pig , the ghost- name is paul gray- website is -lsb- http://www.slipknot1.com/ www.slipknot1.com -rsb-- death place is johnston , iowa , united states- birth place is los angeles , california , u.s.- origin is des moines , iowa , united states- image is paul gray at mayhem.jpg- occupation is musician , songwriter- notable instruments is ibanez pgb1l signature model warwick basses- label is roadrunner ismist , nuclear blast , pale one , -