Corey Taylor
Corey Taylor
Corey Todd Tayloris an American musician, author, and actor best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the heavy metal band Slipknot and hard rock/alternative metal band Stone Sour...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMetal Singer
Date of Birth8 December 1973
CityDes Moines, IA
CountryUnited States of America
play joy stuff
I started to find that music was something that really brought a lot of joy into my life, and it was sort of cool because I discovered that I had a gift for it, too. So the stuff I would listen to I could play along, I could sing along.
people hunters influence
People such as Hunter S. Thompson and the Beats were a huge influence on me, not just in what they were saying, but how they said it.
years firsts sober
The first year I was sober was probably the worst year of my life. My immune system was screwed. I completely isolated myself. I was weak all the time. I didn't know who I was.
book tired cabins
I'm not gonna do the same, tired, standard 'I was born in a log cabin' kind of book. There's so much more I want to do.
father memorable kids
I want you to understand something: I am loving father who would do anything for his kids, whether they are mine or belonging to others in my family.
play guy hummingbirds
I'm a Gibson guy. I play anything from Hummingbirds to J200s.
people trying path
As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for a lot of people. So for me, I just try to keep taking corners and trying to find new paths.
home iowa special
I've still got the same friends that I grew up with, I still go to the same places that I used to go to when I was younger, and it's just a very special place to me. I'm still very proud to call Iowa home.
reading laughing people
The fact that the public are mesmerised by Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and all these miserable people makes me laugh because those celebrities are more miserable than the people reading about them for escapism.
morning guy three
I'm the guy that gets up at three in the morning to jot down an entire sheet of lyrics for something that won't be recorded for six months. You have to get it down when you can, because thoughts are fluid.
stones sour stone-sour
I will always make music with Stone Sour. Stone Sour will always be here.
crazy people sin
I sin like crazy, but I protect my people.
stones kind sour
But I always kind of knew in the back of my head that I could come back and do Stone Sour.
song smell lines
I've always gravitated towards those ultimate lines in songs, the line you grab on to. That line in 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' 'Here we are now/Entertain us' - the irony, the antagonism; that's always stuck with me.