# Jay Weinberg legal restrictions on musical collaborations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/jay-weinberg-legal-restrictions-on-musical-collaborations > Updated: 2026-08-16T20:14:03.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2. Musician Jay Weinberg has disclosed that prior legal restrictions prevented him from releasing or sharing collaborative musical works, a situation he described as having a significant emotional impact on his creative process. Following his departure from the band Slipknot in 2023, Weinberg engaged in various projects, including touring with Suicidal Tendencies, recording with Fuming Mouth, and forming Portraits of an Apparition. He noted that while he continued to write music privately, a lack of ‘legal ability’ to collaborate meant he could not fulfill the sharing aspect of music-making, stating that a part of his creative self felt as though it was ‘dying.’ Weinberg recently achieved a sense of closure by releasing ‘Drown Fountain,’ a collaboration with the duo Softcult. The track was an idea he originally conceived in 2013, and he expressed that being able to finally release such long-held material provided emotional gratification. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-16: Jay Weinberg reveals legal restrictions prevented musical collaborations Drummer Jay Weinberg revealed that legal restrictions previously barred him from collaborating with other artists and releasing music, a period he described as stifling his creative self. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jay-weinberg-reveals-legal-restrictions-prevented-musical-collaborations ### 2026-08-14: Jay Weinberg cites legal restrictions as barrier to musical collaborations Jay Weinberg revealed that legal restrictions previously prevented him from collaborating with other artists, impacting his creativity following his 2023 departure from Slipknot. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jay-weinberg-reveals-legal-restrictions-limited-musical-collaborations --- Cite as: Jay Weinberg legal restrictions on musical collaborations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/jay-weinberg-legal-restrictions-on-musical-collaborations