Corey Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour.Corey Taylor is a founding member of Stone Sour, and has released five studio albums with that band. Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997 to replace their original singer. He has released four studio albums with them and is due to release the fifth album in October of 2014. He has worked with several bands, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Apocalyptica, Anthrax, Aaron Lewis of Staind, and Soulfly. Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. Corey was also found, by VVN Music, to possess the second-highest vocal range of any known singer in popular music with a range of 5 and a half octaves. He was beaten only by Mike Patton (6 octaves)
Stephanie Luby (m. 2009), Scarlett Stone (m. 2004–2007)
Children
Angeline Taylor, Aravis Taylor, Griffin Parker Taylor
Nicknames
Corey Todd Taylor, #8, The Great Big Mouth, Faith, Todd Tigger, The Boogie Knight, Big Neck, The Sickness, Lead Singer of Slipknot, Slipknot
Awards
Revolver Golden Gods Awards for Best Vocalist (2013), Loudwire Music Awards - Rock Titan (2015)
Music Groups
"Slipknot", "Stone Sour"
Nominations
Best Vocalist in the 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards, Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time (86 in Hit Parader's)
Movies
"Welcome to Our Neighborhood" (1999), "Rollerball" (2002), "Nine: The Making Of All Hope Is Gone", "Get Thrashed" (2008), "Sound City" (2013), "Fear Clinic" (2014), "QI - Nosey Noisy" (2016)
TV Shows
2009 Kerrang! Awards,
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Trademark
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His voice
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Wears Coveralls and a mask fashioned from a Test Dummy with his own cut-off dreadlocks superglued to the top.
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Quote
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(Asked what he would change about the music industry) "I'd make a wish, click my heels three times, and give it a soul."
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Fact
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Release of All hope is gone [August 2008]
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In the Studio with Side Project Stone Sour [January 2006]
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Rockstar Mayhem Festival Tour [July 2008]
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Family Values Tour with Stone Stone [July 2006]
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On tour with Slipknot, supporting Metallica [May 2004]
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Sixth addition to the band Slipknot, after Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, Bassist Paul Gray, Drummer Joey Jordison, Sampler Craig "133" Jones, and Lead Guitarist Mick Thomson.
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Has been nominated 6 times for a Grammy
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Won first Grammy in 2006 with Slipknot
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Many people believe that Corey joined Slipknot when the members of Slipknot decided to enlist him to join the lineup. Joey, Shawn and Mick confronted him with the an ultimatum at his work place, "The Adult Emporium", and said, "Join the band or we will kick your ass!" This is however inaccurate and has been proven as such, in many interviews Taylor has stated he doesn't know where the rumour came from and that in fact the band members were incredibly timid and shy when asking him, taking about half an hour to work up the courage to approach him and ask him to join the band.
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Is the leadsinger of Slipknot and Stone Sour
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His number in Slipknot is 8
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Has two children: a daughter named Angeline (born 1992), from a previous relationship, and a son named Griffin Parker Taylor (born 2002), nicknamed Itty Bitty Mouth, with his ex-wife Scarlett.
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Stone Sour was his original band before joining Slipknot.
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At eighteen, Corey dropped out of high school and got his GED
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Slipknot: XIX
2015
Video short writer: "Psychosocial"
Rage
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sound City
2013
Documentary performer: "From Can to Can't" / writer: "From Can to Can't"
Metal Evolution
2012
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
2010
Video Game writer: "Psychosocial"
Madden NFL 2010
2009
Video Game writer: "Duality"
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
2007
Video Game writer: "Before I Forget"
Final Fight: Streetwise
2006
Video Game writer: "Pulse of the Maggots"
Amplitude
2003
Video Game "I Am Hated"
Disasterpieces
2002
Video writer: "People=Shit", "Liberate", "Left Behind", "Eeyore", "Disasterpiece", "Purity", "Gently", "Eyeless", "My Plague", "New Abortion", "Heretic Anthem", "Spit It Out", "Wait and Bleed", "sic", "Surfacing"
Resident Evil
2002
writer: "My Plague New Abuse Mix"
Slipknot: Welcome to Our Neighborhood
1999
Video short writer: "Spit It Out", "Wait And Bleed", "Left Behind", "My Plague"
$10 Million
