Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour has definitely been keeping busy. Touring with Stone Sour, writing the new Slipknot record & acting in a new horror movieFear Clinic,this guy seems to take no break! He had a chat with Loudwire about his inspirations, how he keeps going & his new movie!
Corey, its pretty well documented, recording the second Slipknot album Iowa was tumultuous. The last several years have been transitional for the band. What did you learn while making that album that will make doing this next one a good process?
Well I definitely learned that there are limits to how far you can push yourself. You know, when you go that far off the reservation and you see that there is definitely an abyss that you can stare into, it makes you pull back a little bit and go, Whoa, hold on a second. I go any further, thats a permanent vacation. So, for me I cant speak for the rest of the guys, it was definitely the darkest time in my life that I was able to transition and turn into something insane and wonderful lyrics. You cannot spend a lot of time on that edge, or it gets to be something thats a little too enticing.
I guess I learned to visit that edge, but dont live on it. Because thats not life. When youre constantly walking that edge youre just kind of just trying to figure out what side of the fence youre going to fall on. I didnt want to be that, I wanted to get more out of my life than just seeing how far I could push the envelope. The thing I learned the most, be able to kind of tap into that darkness but dont live in it, dont exist for it. There are better things in life you have to live for.
Corey, between Slipknot and Stone Sour, performing with other artists, writing books, it seems like youre always busy. What do you do to decompress or is relaxation actually the process of working itself?
The thing Ive learned, you kind of have to strike when youre feeling [it]. A lot of people say strike when the iron is hot, but you have to wait for that to happen. For me, the real lesson that Ive learned is that if youre not feeling it, get away from it. I only sit down and write lyrics when I feel that inspiration coming on. It may take a little longer but it definitely feels better. Ive had to really teach myself that when youre not feeling it, you shouldnt write anything down because youre going to end up coming back and re-writing it later. Whereas, if you write when youre feeling something, when youre really in the streak, then thats when youre going to get your best stuff. Ive had to really make myself, give myself timeouts and get away from stuff, keep myself entertained.
I either hang out with family or sit down and watch TV and kind of unplug for a bit and kind of go back to it. I think thats the best way to be the most creative and to have the most poignant thoughts that you can get down on paper.
Corey, what can you tell us about the movie Fear Clinic?
That was a blast! I was approached by Robert Trujillo. His friend Robert Hall was the director for Fear Clinic and Rob had offered Robert the part. But Trujillo couldnt do it, he was going to Antarctica withMetallica. He said, who is someone youd love to work with? I guess Rob said Corey Taylor. So he put us in touch and within two weeks I was on the set. It was pretty sweet. I had always said I wanted to be in a movie and try my hand at it. It was kind of the perfect opportunity. I got to hang out with Robert Englund. It was a fantastic learning experience. I learned a lot just from watching everybody. I really got into it, I grew a mustache for the part so I could look extra creepy. I had a super blast with it. You always want to do something you love. I could definitely see myself doing more of that stuff in the future.
Awesome and that will be out Halloween time?
Yeah, around Halloween. I know theyre going to do some sneak previews at some of the various film festivals. But, I think theyre still in the post production stage. If it comes out half has killer as the raw footage that I saw, man, itll be a blast. Im really stoked. I cant wait for people to see it.
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