Corey Taylor is one of the most well-connected people in rock. Speaking in an upcoming issue of Classic Rock ahead of the release of his second solo album, CMF2, the Slipknot and sometime Stone Sour singer talks us through some of the weird and wonderful celebrity encounters he’s had down the years, from working with Dave Grohl, Velvet Revolver and Anthrax to being left dumbstruck by Bjork, drinking Metallica’s backstage booze rider dry and hanging out with the QI Elves. But it’s his tale of his very first encounter with late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell that stood out – and left us retching.
According to Corey, the first time he met Dimebag was when Slipknot passed through Pantera’s hometown of Dallas while supporting Coal Chamber in 1999.
