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Corey Todd Taylor, (born December 8, 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa) sometimes known by his number #8, is an American musician best known as the vocalist of American nu metal band Slipknot and the American hard rock band Stone Sour. Taylor was raised by his single mother. He developed a fond feeling toward classic rock, after his grandmother introduced him to it. Taylor first met his father on March 28, 2005, and have developed a strong relationship. He currently has two ex-wives and two children. Before the release of Stone Sour's Come What(ever) May, Taylor had dealt with alcohol abuse and attempted suicide, and later was non-indulgent.
Corey Taylor is a founding member of Stone Sour, and has released two studio albums with the band. Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997, and has released four studio albums with them. He has worked with several bands, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Apocalyptica, Anthrax, Soulfly, and Avenged Sevenfold. Taylor writes and sings in styles that very by genre. In Slipknot, many of his lyrical writing contain explicit content. Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison said that he is "really good melodic singing and he had a great personality." He was ranked number eighty-six in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. He also co-hosted the 2009 Kerrang! Awards on August 3 alongside Scott Ian of Anthrax.
Biography
Early life: 1973–1991
Corey Todd Taylor was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 1973,[1][2][3][4] the first of three children. Taylor was raised by his mother in Waterloo, Iowa, a place described by Taylor as being a "hole in the ground with buildings around it."[4]
In 1979, Taylor and his mother saw the science fiction series Buck Rogers In the 25th Century in an open theatre. Prior to them viewing the series, there was a trailer for the 1978 horror film Halloween. Taylor considers this to have "developed some sense of Slipknot in [himself]."[4] With Halloween introducing Taylor to masks and horror themes, Taylor's grandmother introduced him to rock music, showing him a collection of Elvis Presley records from the mid-fifties to late seventies. He especially found some songs like "Teddy Bear," "In the Ghetto," and "Suspicious Minds," songs said to be "good times" by Corey Taylor.[4] He also began listening to Black Sabbath, beginning with their self titled track.
Living with his mother and sister, Taylor lived in an "old dilapidated farmhouse," which on days in late autumn would appear to represent different Black Sabbath album covers.[5][6] By age fifteen, Taylor had developed a drug addiction and had overdosed on cocaine twice.[5][7] By this time, Taylor was living in Waterloo, Iowa, and later set out on his own and ended up at his grandmother's trailer in Ohio. She took legal custody of him and helped him buy musical equipment.[6] When Taylor was eighteen, he left his grandmother's trailer and went to various places, Des Moines, Iowa, being a place he commonly went back to.[8]
Later life: 2002–present
Corey Taylor and his father first met on March 28, 2005, when he was 31 years old.[9] He and his father currently have a strong relationship.[10] On September 17, 2002, Corey's then-fiancée, Scarlett Stone, gave birth to their son Griffin Parker.[11] Taylor also has a daughter named Angeline, born in 1992 from an earlier relationship. Taylor and Stone married on March 11, 2004, and divorced three years later.[12] On November 13, 2009 Corey married Stephanie Luby.[12]
Taylor has also had alcohol abuse problems, which his ex-wife, Scarlett, helped him through as well as keeping him from committing suicide. On November 14, 2003, Taylor attempted to jump off a balcony of the eighth floor of the Hyatt on Sunset Boulevard. This was when Scarlett stopped him. She told him that either he would have to get sober or she and their children would annul their marriage.[13]
Music career
Stone Sour
Taylor is a founding member of the American hard rock band Stone Sour. After forming the band with drummer Joel Ekman, Shawn Economaki joined filling in the bass position, leaving the electric guitar position open. Stone Sour recorded a demo album in 1992, and another in 1994. In 1997, Taylor was approached by the nu metal band, Slipknot, resulting in him abandoning Stone Sour while they were recording a demo album with Sean McMahon at SR studios.[14][15] Taylor did not return until five years later to record their debut album, Stone Sour in 2002. Both Taylor and guitarist Jim Root contacted both Josh Rand, Stone Sour's guitarist, and Shawn Economaki, Stone Sour's original bassist, to begin writing songs for their debut album.[16] Drummer Joel Ekman came back on board as well. This "reformation" later resulted in Stone Sour recording at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa.[17]
Their self-titled debut album was released August 27, 2002, and forty-six on the Billboard 200.[18] Their second album, Come What(ever) May debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.[18] It was released August 1, 2006, and charted on twelve different charts. Live in Moscow is currently their only album specifically released only for Music download.[19] During the recording of the album, drummer Joel Ekman left the band for personal reasons. As a result, drummer Roy Mayorga was recruited, taking his place.[20]
Slipknot
While Corey Taylor was working at Adult Emporium, a sex shop in Des Moines, Iowa, Joey Jordison, Shawn Crahan, and Mick Thomson approached him asking him to join.[15] He agreeably went to one of their practices, and ended up singing in front of them. They asked him to join the band because of his "Melodic" vocals. While Taylor was positioned as lead vocalist for the band, their previous vocalist, Anders Colsefini, was moved to backing vocals and Percussion.[21] Unhappy with the position, Colsefini later left the band.[22] Feeling he could expand more in Slipknot than in Stone Sour, Taylor temporarily quit Stone Sour, even though they were recording an album with Sean McMahon.[23] Taylor's first gig with Slipknot was on August 22, 1997, which according to band members did not go well. During his first gig, Taylor did not perform wearing a mask; however, for his second show nearly a month later, Corey wore a mask that resembles his debut album mask.[22]
Taylor has recorded with Slipknot since the release of their second demo album, a self titled demo used to promote the band to prospective labels and producers.[24] Permanent vocalist, he recorded with Slipknot at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California The album peaked number one on the Top Heatseekers chart,[25] recieved a 2× Platinum in the United States,[26] and was included in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[27] Taylor was accused of copyright infringement, regarding the lyrics of the song "Purity."[28] Taylor began recording for their second studio album, Iowa, in 2001 at Sound City and Sound Image in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. It was released August 28, 2001 and peaked number one on the UK Albums Chart,[29] as well as number three on the Billboard 200[30]. While writing Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), Taylor decided to write explicit lyrics.[31] It peaked number two on the Billboard 200.[32] All Hope Is Gone was the first Slipknot album to peak number one on the Billboard 200.[33]
Other work
Taylor has had a prolific recording career to date and has appeared as a guest musician on albums by a number of high profile bands such as Soulfly, Apocalyptica and Damageplan. At one point, he was heavily involved in the recording of thrash metal band Anthrax's album, Worship Music, but the sessions remain unreleased.[34] He also contributed to the Roadrunner United all-star album in 2005, providing vocals for the song "Rich Man".[35] Taylor has also made a brief appearance in Steel Panther's singles "Death to All but Metal", "Eyes of a Panther", and "Asian Hooker."[36] In an interview with Billboard magazine, Taylor confirmed that on January 13, 2009, he was planning on making a solo album, as well as returning to his side project Stone Sour after Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone World Tour.[37] Taylor has stated that he is currently been writing songs that states "don't fit either of his main bands."[37] He describes them as a cross between Foo Fighters, Johnny Cash, and Social Distortion, saying that there's "a country background that comes built-in with living in Iowa".[37]
On the March 30, 2009, it was confirmed that Taylor and the "Junk Beer Kidnap Band" would be performing at Rockfest in 2009.[38]. The group performed on April 24, 2009 at People's Court in Des Moines, Iowa, marking Taylor's first official solo show.[39] Taylor constantly performs with his band the Dum Fux, who make covers for 1970s punk rock and 1980s hair metal.[40] Taylor also performs with Audacious P, a band that is primarily a Tenacious D covers band.[41] Corey was confirmed to appear on rapper Tech N9ne's album K.O.D., but did not submit his vocals in time, and was removed.[42][43] Taylor recently admitted that he tried out for the vacant singer spot in the band Velvet Revolver, but said that it just did not work out.[44]
Style and influence
Corey Taylor is the writer of an exceeding amount of songs for both of his projects. The first two Slipknot albums, Slipknot and Iowa both contain explicit content, because Taylor relied on the profanity in the lyrical content.[31]. However, Slipknot's third album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) did not warrant the explicit label.[31] Unlike the previous vocalist for Slipknot, Ander Colsefini, Taylor had a vocal style that was characterized by drummer Joey Jordison as having "really good melodic singing and he had a great personality."[45] Taylor's vocal style led him to getting placed at number eighty-six on the Hit Parader’s Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.[46]
Taylor is currently involved in two major projects which have moods and genres considered to be different. Slipknot is considered to be heavy metal, nu metal, and alternative metal, and express moods such as hostility, anger, and Rebellious.[47] Stone Sour is considered to be heavy metal, alternative metal, and post-grunge, and express moods such as bleak, somberness, and anger.[48] When asked who his influencers are, Taylor cites Motley Crue, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Misfits, Black Flag, Slayer, Def Leppard, Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, The Damned, The Cramps, Iron Maiden and Bob Dylan as influences.[49]
Discography
Stone Sour
Year | Name | Ref |
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Slipknot
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Other works
Year | Artist | Album | Track(s) | Position | Ref |
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1998 | Sister Soleil | Soularium | "Liar" | Backing vocals | [60] |
2000 | Snot | Strait Up | "Requiem" | Vocals | [61] |
2000 | Soulfly | Primitive | "Jumpdafuckup" | Vocals | [62] |
2002 | Black Flag | Rise Above | "Room 13" | Vocals | [63] |
2003 | Anthrax | With Full Force Festival in Germany | "Bring the Noise" | Vocals | [64] |
2004 | Damageplan | New Found Power | "Fuck You" | Vocals | [65] |
2005 | Roadrunner United | The All-Star Sessions | "Rich Man" | Vocals | [35] |
2006 | Korn | Family Values Tour 2006 | "Freak on a Leash" | Backing vocals | [66] |
2007 | Apocalyptica | Worlds Collide | "I'm Not Jesus" | Vocals | [67] |
2007 | Dream Theater | Systematic Chaos | "Repentance" | Spoken word contribution | [64] |
2008 | Walls of Jericho | Redemption | "Ember Drive", "My Last Stand", "Addicted" | Backing vocals | [68] |
2009 | Steel Panther | Feel the Steel | "Death to All But Metal", "Asian Hooker", "Eyes Of A Panther" | Backing vocals | [36] |
Equipment
Instrument | Ref |
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Shure SM58 microphone | [70] [71] |
Shure Wireless system | |
Ibanez Voice Chorus |
References
- Literature
- Arnopp, Jason (2001), Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks, Ebury, ISBN 0091879337
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