This "reformation" later resulted in Stone Sour recording at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Drummer Joel Ekman came back on board as well. Both Taylor and guitarist Josh Rand contacted Jim Root, Slipknot's guitarist, and Shawn Economaki, Stone Sour's original bassist, to begin writing songs for their debut album. Taylor did not return until five years later to record their debut album, Stone Sour in 2002. In 1997, Taylor was approached by the metal band, Slipknot, resulting in him abandoning Stone Sour while they were recording a demo album with Sean McMahon at SR studios. Stone Sour recorded a demo album in 1993, and another in 1994. After he formed the band in 1992 with drummer Joel Ekman, Shawn Economaki joined filling in the bass position, leaving the electric guitar position to be filled by Josh Rand. Taylor is a founding member of American hard rock band Stone Sour. Main article: Stone Sour Stone Sour performing in 2010 Taylor first met his father when he was 30 years old, and now has a relationship with him, although he said their paths do not cross that often. He describes this as the lowest point in his life. His ex-girlfriend's mother drove him to the hospital in Des Moines and doctors were able to resuscitate him. At age 18, when Taylor was living with his grandmother, he attempted suicide by way of overdose. Taylor stated that he never told anyone about the incident until he was "probably 18" because his abuser "threatened to hurt and threatened to hurt mom". In 2017, on an episode of Viceland's The Therapist, Taylor revealed that he was sexually abused at the age of 10 by a 16-year-old friend. Taylor attended Lincoln High School in Des Moines but did not graduate. He would later describe his grandmother as his "strongest influence" as well as his "rock, foundation and stability." When Taylor was 18, he left his grandmother's house and went to various places in Iowa, Des Moines being a place to which he frequently returned. By this time, he was living in Waterloo, but some time after this overdose, he went to visit his grandmother in Des Moines, and according to Taylor, "stayed and never went back." She took legal custody of him so that he could continue going to school, and she helped him buy musical equipment. By age 15, he had developed a drug addiction and had overdosed on cocaine twice. However, as they were driving there, they got stranded in Georgia and lost some of his possessions. In 1983, when he was nine years old, his mother and her boyfriend moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to become security guards for Burt Reynolds' ranch. He decided he wanted to become a singer when he and his cousin were singing along to Journey's Separate Ways. Taylor also began listening to Black Sabbath at a young age, beginning with their early work. He especially found songs like " Teddy Bear", " In the Ghetto", and " Suspicious Minds" to appeal to his interests the most, describing them as "good times". While Halloween introduced Taylor to masks and horror themes, Taylor's grandmother introduced him to rock music, showing him a collection of Elvis Presley records from the 1950s to 1970s. Taylor said this "developed some sense of Slipknot in ". Before the series, there was a trailer for the 1978 horror film Halloween. Around 1979, Taylor and his mother saw the sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. By the time he was 15, he had "already lived in 25 states". Taylor along with his mother and sister would often move around the country in search for job prospects. He is of German, Irish and Native American descent on his father's side, and Dutch and Irish on his mother's side. He was mostly raised by his single mother in Waterloo, Iowa, and described it as a "hole in the ground with buildings around it". He has also worked with several other acts, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Korn, Disturbed, Apocalyptica, Code Orange, Anthrax, Steel Panther, Tonight Alive, Falling in Reverse, Soulfly, Damageplan, Tech N9ne, and The Clay People.Ĭorey Todd Taylor was born on December 8, 1973, in Des Moines, Iowa. His second solo studio album, CMF2, was released on September 15, 2023. His debut solo studio album, CMFT, was released in 2020. After the first two Slipknot albums went Platinum, Taylor revived Stone Sour to record an album and tour in 2002. He joined Slipknot in 1997 to replace their original lead singer Anders Colsefni and has subsequently released seven studio albums with them. Taylor co-founded Stone Sour with drummer Joel Ekman in 1992, playing in the Des Moines, Iowa area, and working on a demo. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, and sole continuous member of the rock band Stone Sour. Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor.
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