Corey Taylor is everywhere right now, promoting his new book, You're Making Me Hate You. Last night, he caused a viral shit storm by calling out Kanye West but earlier in the day, he took part in a Reddit AMA. Here are some highlights…
On his favorite Slipknot and Stone Sour tracks that were never released as singles:
Slipknot: Disasterpiece
Stone Sour: Home Again
A fan asked why Joey Jordison left:
We never said Joey left- we said we parted ways with him. That being said, out of respect to Joey, all I can say is that Joey's path was going in a different direction than ours. I wish him nothing but the best.
Corey Taylor acknowledges the worst kept secret, Jay Weinberg is their drummer:
Jay is great- feels good to have him with the band and knowing him as long as I have, his excitement for the music is infectious!
Taylor on censorship:
I cannot stand censorship. If you choose not to say certain things in certain ways, it's your right but when someone ELSE decides to they are going to think FOR you- with no idea what the CONTEXT was- there is nothing worse. And it's GETTING worse.
Corey on his Mount Rushmore of metal artists:
Cliff Burton, Dio, Bonham, Randy Rhoads
Taylor on why he loves Iowa:
Iowans don't get caught up in trends or bullshit. We try to keep it as real as possible. That's why I love it there.
Taylor's non-musical influences:
My non-musical influences are Hunter S. Thompson, Bill Hicks, Bruce Lee, Darth Vader and Snake Plissken. Bruce Campbell is pretty high up there too.
On musicians he'd like to collaborate with:
There are a lot of people I'd love to work with- Eminem included!- at the moment no one comes to mind, but I'd love to do a tune with Clutch. One of my favorite bands. And Rival Sons- love them!
You can read the entire AMA here.
