The people I respect the least are the ones that take themselves way too seriously. Corey Taylor More Quotes by Corey Taylor More Quotes From Corey Taylor RADIO IS DEAD. The once-bright star that was public broadcasting has been destroyed by greed and corproate muscle to the point that even the music that is completely repugnant is positioned to be popular. Corey Taylor greedstarsmemorable The goat, for us, is an image that's stuck in our heads since we were kids, coming from Iowa people are like 'Beware the horned goat of satan!' and all that. It's bullshit. It's just an animal. Corey Taylor iowaanimalkids I want you to understand something: I am loving father who would do anything for his kids, whether they are mine or belonging to others in my family. Corey Taylor memorablefatherkids You gotta remember: we're musicians we're just crazy people who can't get along sometimes. I've definitely come to the table with my knife in my pocket a couple of times; you know how it is. It's part of being human. Now add fame and money and all that rock and roll craziness to it - we're lucky we don't eat each other in this industry! Corey Taylor rockscrazycouple Live your life; whatever that life may be. Corey Taylor live-your-lifemay I've 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; that's always stuck with me. Corey Taylor smelllinessong The '90s were indeed a great time to be alive. There was a sense of optimism that I never felt before that decade and I haven't felt since. Corey Taylor optimismalivememorable People ask me all the time what or who my influences are. To be honest, it would take a decent set of encyclopedias to get them all down. I am here today to let the world know my greatest influence, my secret ingredient, really. What inspires me? That's simple: COFFEE. Corey Taylor coffeesimplememorable Show me on the doll where Fun is a rock band. Corey Taylor rocksdollsfun I still harbor lingering doubts about most people. I guess I always will. Corey Taylor harborsdoubtpeople Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the older bands do. It's a celebration, and a lot of people treat it like a commercial or a distraction. Corey Taylor playpeopleart I didn't have the worst childhood, but I didn't have the best, and when you grow up like that, you have certain limitations invariably stuck inside you. Slipknot was a way to work it out. Corey Taylor childhoodgrowing-upway The weird thing about metal fans is we're all so maladjusted in a lot of ways. We're individualistic and opinionated and severe in our personalities - sometimes we really turn each other off. A little bit of a metal fan goes a long way. Corey Taylor metal-fanspersonalitylong I write almost all my songs on an acoustic guitar, even if they turn into rock songs, hard rock songs, metal songs, heavy metal songs, really heavy songs I love writing on an acoustic because I can hear what every string is doing; the vibrations haven't been combined in a collision of distortion or effects yet. Corey Taylor rockswritingsong Too many people chase dreams that they don't understand. Too many people try to go for things that they'd like to do, but they're not realistic enough to know they don't have the talent. Corey Taylor dreamtryingpeople 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 lazygenerationsthinking You ever tasted a smell? It's a very strange feeling. I've done it quite a few times and it still freaks me out. Corey Taylor smellmemorablefeelings If you are too overwhelmed, then when you sit down and try to write something, it feels forced. There's nothing worse than forced music. I mean, this world has enough of that right now, where it's basically McDonald's making music. 'Everybody needs another hamburger and fries.' Here's a piece of crap that nobody's gonna care about it two years. Corey Taylor mcdonaldswritingmean It's one giant Bowflex commercial covered in booze vomit. Corey Taylor boozegiantsmemorable I've got to be honest, and I'm not just saying this because the majority of you reading this live there, but I love the United Kingdom. I just flat-out love it. Corey Taylor majorityreadingmemorable
