As the singer with Iowa wrecking crew Slipknot and on-off alt.metallers Stone Sour, Corey Taylor is one of the most recognisable rock-star names of the 21st century. But despite his success, the 49-year-old remains a fanboy to his bones.
“I’ve been very fortunate in that the ratio of awesome heroes to shit heroes that I’ve met is very much in the awesome heroes’ favour,” says Taylor, who released his second solo album, CMF2, in September, and starts a solo UK tour in Leeds tomorrow (November 8). “I’m privileged to be able say that I can call so many people whose music I grew up listening to friends. That’s a big fucking deal to me.”
