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Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) sometimes known by his number #8,[1] is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour.[2]
Corey Taylor is afounding member of Stone Sour, and has released three studio albums with that band. Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997 to replace their original singer Anders Colsefni. He has released four studio albumswith them. Taylor constantly alternates between bands, since 2001, after the release of Iowa, where he reformed Stone Sour immediately after touring. He has worked with several bands, including JunkBeer Kidnap Band, Apocalyptica, Anthrax, Aaron Lewis of Staind, and Soulfly. Taylor writes and sings in styles that vary by genre. Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists ofAll Time.[
Personal life
Corey Taylor was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 8, 1973,[4][5][6][7] the first of three children. He lived in Orlando briefly with his uncle, George Robson thoughTaylor was mostly raised by his mother in Waterloo, Iowa, a place described by Taylor as a "hole in the ground with buildings around it."[7] He is of Belgian, Polish and Danish background from hisfather's side.
Taylor was raised by his single mother. He developed a fond feeling toward classic rock after his grandmother introduced him to it.
In 1979, Taylor and his mother saw the science fictionseries Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Before the series, there was a trailer for the 1978 horror film Halloween. Taylor said this "developed some sense of Slipknot in [himself]."[7] While Halloweenintroduced 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 especiallyfound some songs like "Teddy Bear", "In the Ghetto", and "Suspicious Minds", to appeal to his interests the most, describing them as "good times."[7] Taylor also began listening to Black Sabbath at a...