Corey Taylor Is Asked ‘Slipknot or Solo?’ + His Answer Is Honest

When confronted with the very direct query and tasked between selecting between Slipknot and his solo profession, Corey Taylor was trustworthy in reasoning why his particular person musical pursuits provide extra intrigue and pleasure for him as an artist.

BBC Radio 6 Music host Mary Anne Hobbs requested the singer, “Slipknot or solo?”

“Attention-grabbing,” Taylor says (transcribed by Blabbermouth) earlier than revealing, “I will say solo, solely as a result of I am beginning it proper now. And I am actually beginning to type of discover myself in it.”

Taylor had toured sparingly as a solo artist as far back as 2009, however dedicated extra to it in 2020 with the discharge of CMFT, his debut solo full size. Earlier this 12 months, he dropped CMF2, his second document, and has been touring closely in assist of it.

“It actually primarily began as an experiment,” the singer says of his solo ambitions, “I had all these songs that I needed to share with folks and I actually could not give them to both band. So it was, like, ‘Okay, properly, we’re simply going to need to create a 3rd choice.'”

His concentrate on his solo profession got here within the wake of the dissolution of Stone Sour in 2020 after seven albums and a two-decade skilled profession.

Corey Taylor, “Past”

Corey Taylor Displays on Slipknot

Turning his consideration on his band of the final 27 years — Slipknot — Taylor expresses hope that he is nonetheless within the band till he makes the choice to stroll away.

There was loads of turnover inside the group over the past 4 years years, with the addition of Michael “Tortilla Man” Pfaff in 2019 (as Chris Fehn‘s alternative) and a brand new thriller member following the sudden dismissal of longtime keyboardist/sampler Craig Jones.

On Sunday (Nov. 5), Slipknot stunned followers after they announced that they had made a “inventive resolution” to “half methods” with drummer Jay Weinberg, who joined in 2014 instead of Joey Jordison.

“Slipknot is one thing that may by no means get replaced in my coronary heart, can by no means get replaced in my life, and I sincerely hope that I am part of it till I grasp the masks up,” the frontman confesses.

He then dives into the inventive variations between his solo profession and Slipknot, providing, “However the solo factor, there’s a lot that I can play with and I am afforded the liberty and the luxurious to have the ability to create, song-wise, that it is thrilling to me each time I give it some thought. And possibly that is simply because I’ve spent 25, 27 years now, in Slipknot that I’m so enthusiastic about this shiny new toy or no matter.”

It is pure to be excited a few brisker inventive endeavor and Taylor notes how Slipknot gave him the power to make a lot music already.

“I’ve explored a lot in Slipknot and it excites me to consider what’s subsequent for Slipknot. However in the case of this, it may be much more private than I’ve allowed myself to be with Slipknot. And it might be simply due to my age as properly. I’ve gotten to the purpose the place I’ve tried virtually every part, and but right here I’m, 25 years ostensibly after my first actual launch, and I am nonetheless making an attempt to interrupt new floor musically and doing it in a manner that does not really feel pressured, doing it in a manner the place the music remains to be king and actually attempt to put my coronary heart into it.”

Taylor says his solo profession must be the vessel that’s “accountable” for prying probably the most out of that chance, which can have a complementary influence on Slipknot as properly.

“I feel that is going to encourage me to open up much more in Slipknot down the street. As I become older, I am much less prone to maintain issues again and extra prone to attempt — and never simply to type of overpower folks with it, however to share it. Which is totally totally different,” he says.

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Corey Taylor’s Current Retirement Discuss

In September, Taylor stated he’s in “constant pain” when he walks, attributed it to years of touring and delivering intense onstage performances. He additionally reiterated previous feedback on bodily having about “5 years left” earlier than backing off full-time touring.

The singer, who will flip 50 earlier than the 12 months is over, stated of his illnesses, “It is the knees, it is my ft. I’ve a damaged toe on this foot. I’ve gout throughout my ft. It will get up into my joints and shit. … It is powerful. I am not as nimble as I was. I am not 35 anymore. It is exhausting. However there are methods to do reveals that do not require being that loopy now.”

Earlier this 12 months in June, Taylor even suggested he would assist Slipknot discover his successor ought to he select to retire from the band.

“In the event that they needed to proceed and I needed to retire, I’d assist them discover someone, to be trustworthy. This band has at all times been greater than the sum of its personal elements,” Taylor informed Rock Antenne, persevering with, “And it was exhausting shifting on with out Paul [Gray]. It was exhausting shifting on after we needed to half methods with Joey [Jordison]. It is at all times been exhausting when the unique 9 ceases to be the unique 9, however on the similar time, those who’re listed below are right here as a result of we adore it, and we have at all times gotten one thing out of it.”