I think you're always gonna have half the generation that's lazy. But I think it makes the other half work that much harder. Corey Taylor More Quotes by Corey Taylor More Quotes From Corey Taylor I mean come on. Do you know how easy it is to be famous these days? Do you have any idea? The web has made it plausible to have your very own platform to stand and spew nonsense from on an hourly basis. There's an old saying: when everyone is special, no one will be. These days, everybody thinks they're special, so no one really does anything to be special anymore. Corey Taylor memorablemeanthinking I started to find that music was something that really brought a lot of joy into my life, and it was sort of cool because I discovered that I had a gift for it, too. So the stuff I would listen to I could play along, I could sing along. Corey Taylor playstuffjoy When I'm working on a Slipknot song, it's like a switch flips in my head. I can go there easily - it doesn't take a lot of soul searching - and it's a dark, almost sinister place. Stone Sour is more the way I've always written. It's a different tone. Corey Taylor souldarksong It was always a thrill for me, getting out of the cocoon and wandering. I'd let the wind wrap around me like fire and slip into the unknown with a moment's hesitation. Corey Taylor firememorablewind So many people limit themselves by holding onto that baggage. They cut themselves off at the knees. And for me, meeting my father, and seeing how he was, and seeing that other side of where I came from, allowed me to kind of ascend spiritually. Now not to get all hippy or anything, but, you cant realise your potential unless you LET yourself realise your own potential. Corey Taylor cuttingfatherpeople You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes. Corey Taylor brandocaliforniaeye The first time I can remember being on a stage in front of an audience was one that came with triumph, adrenaline and a childlike tragedy. The first time I was on a stage, it wasn't even a music concert. It was a magic show. That being said, the life I lead now isn't what you would call 'destiny'. Corey Taylor magicdestinymemorable I will always make music with Stone Sour. Stone Sour will always be here. Corey Taylor stone-soursourstones I'm the guy that gets up at three in the morning to jot down an entire sheet of lyrics for something that won't be recorded for six months. You have to get it down when you can, because thoughts are fluid. Corey Taylor threeguymorning To me, it makes more sense to write different songs and to play different kinds of music and to find your own voice. But no matter what, get out and play for people. Get out and learn, and do everything that you can, you know? Corey Taylor playwritingsong My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but with such an ear for melody, it was hard not to get pulled into it and become a fanatic. Corey Taylor influenceenergyears As iconic a band as Metallica has become, I think sometimes we forget just how raw they were in the beginning of their career, and to a 15-year-old kid like me, it was just shattering. I mean, it was beyond. Corey Taylor meankidsthinking I'm not gonna do the same, tired, standard 'I was born in a log cabin' kind of book. There's so much more I want to do. Corey Taylor log-cabinstiredbook The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket. Corey Taylor recordsdifferencesartist A song is only as strong as its foundation, and when it comes so naturally in any setting, those are the songs that will hopefully outlive you, maybe even outlive the next generation of You. Corey Taylor foundationstrongsong The first year I was sober was probably the worst year of my life. My immune system was screwed. I completely isolated myself. I was weak all the time. I didn't know who I was. Corey Taylor soberyearsfirsts I'm a very lucky guy. I get to write music that I love, and lo and behold, people seem to really like it. I know how fortunate I am. Corey Taylor guywritingpeople The fact that the public are mesmerised by Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and all these miserable people makes me laugh because those celebrities are more miserable than the people reading about them for escapism. Corey Taylor readinglaughingpeople But I always kind of knew in the back of my head that I could come back and do Stone Sour. Corey Taylor sourkindstones I'm such a horror geek, comic geek and action figure geek. I'm inspired by so much - from Hunter S. Thompson and Quentin Tarantino to 'The Dark Knight' and 'Halloween'. Just show me something that doesn't suck, and I'm happy. Corey Taylor medarkactionhappy
