Slipknot: Corey doesn't understand his colleagues' sadness and says he has little in common with them
By Igor Miranda
Vocalist Corey Taylor demonstrated discomfort with "such sadness" from his Slipknot colleagues even after so many years of success and money. The statement, in a more sincere tone than usual, was given in an interview with the Kaaos TV channel.
The subject came up after the interviewer asked how relaxing it was for Corey Taylor to create and record his new solo album, "CMFT", which will be out next October. The vocalist pointed out that part of the fun consisted of immersing himself in the different styles he explored on the album, although the tracks are connected to each other.
Then Corey was asked if the feeling of recording the new album was "therapeutic". He replied that the sensation was not exactly like therapy. "We had so much fun and one of the reasons why I chose this formation of musicians was because I have known some of the guys for almost 20 years," he said, as transcribed by MetalSucks.
The band that recorded "CMFT" features guitarists Christian Martucci and Zach Throne, bassist Jason Christopher and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer. Martucci is a member of Stone Sour and Christopher has already toured with the group in question.
"We are all friends, I know how good they are and how excited they would be to record this album. So every day was another chance to have a laugh and be having fun with my friends. It was an experience I just haven't had since the first Slipknot album (self-titled, 1999) ", he said, mentioning his main band.
Then came Corey Taylor's candid statement about Slipknot. "It was so pleasant and positive that it gave me a tone like: 'you know what ... this is the only way I would like to make music today, I don't want to waste time with people who are so sad and, yes, working with people so excited as I am, "she said.
The interviewer then says that Slipknot has "strong" musicians and that they should all have their own opinions about Corey's solo material. The singer then said, "Yes [...], but some people just can't help being unhappy. It's like, 'man, why are you unhappy if we've been having the dream life for over 20 years? '. Do not understand".
For Taylor, this sadness mentioned among his colleagues "shows that some people's choices dictate how they progress in life". "In the meantime, I keep making music for the same reason as when I was a child: because I love it. It's one of those cases where you just distance yourself. People change. You wake up one day and find you have little in common with someone who you spent 20 years together. It doesn’t mean you don’t make good songs together, but different ", he concluded.
The interview can be seen in full, in English and without subtitles, in the player below.
