Quotes by Corey Taylor

So many people in the world would rather stay in a situation thats painful but familiar because theyre comfortable with it. Not a lot of people have the strength or heart to realize when somethings not good for them and to turn around and be alone.

Ive always gravitated towards those ultimate lines in songs, the line you grab on to. That line in Smells Like Teen Spirit, Here we are now/Entertain us - the irony, the antagonism; thats always stuck with me.

I think people are tired of fake music, man. And theres a lot of it. Technology has reached the point where any boob can walk into a studio and with a little AutoTuning you can have a hit song. I think its pathetic.

I dont feel guilty about the music I love. If you feel guilty about something you dig, then you should stop feeling guilty about it. One of my favorite albums to this day is the 10th anniversary ensemble cast of Les Miserables, the ultimate cast recording, and it is still something I love listening to top to bottom.

Everyone one-on-one will be completely honest about the music that they listen to. But then you get into a group situation, and then its the cool/uncool debate. I have really done my very best to reinforce the very fact that your heart knows better than your head does what you like when it comes to music and what not.

I always tell the fans, Screw it! Like what you like. Listen to what you want. Insisting that one type of music is better than the next is snobbery, and I have no time for that. Check out all the music thats out there. Theres great stuff youre probably missing.

Im the guy that gets up at three in the morning to jot down an entire sheet of lyrics for something that wont be recorded for six months. You have to get it down when you can, because thoughts are fluid.

Theres a certain darkness to Slipknot, but at the same time, theres a very strong dose of positivity. Stone Sour is the same way. Theres a certain melancholy that comes with the slower stuff, but at the end of the day theres also that other side that is very positive. Its all how you deliver.

The Blair Witch Project is great for motion sickness. The first time you see it, it is extremely creepy. The first time I saw it, I saw it on a bootleg tape on a tour bus before it had even come out. It was one of the first movies Id seen like that. I didnt even realize it was a damn movie!

You gotta remember: were musicians... were just crazy people who cant get along sometimes. Ive definitely come to the table with my knife in my pocket a couple of times you know how it is. Its part of being human. Now add fame and money and all that rock and roll craziness to it - were lucky we dont eat each other in this industry!