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COREY TAYLOR On Possibility Of Another SLIPKNOT Album: 'I Don't See It Happening Very Soon' - Mar. 4, 2011
Andrew Tijs of Undercover conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor earlier this week during STONE SOUR's appearance at the 2011 edition of Australia's Soundwave festival. You can now watch the entire 20-minute chat at this location. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow below.
On the differences between the way he approaches STONE SOUR and his role in SLIPKNOT:
Corey: "The great thing about STONE SOUR is that, for the most part, these are guys that I grew with. I mean, me and Shawn [Economaki, bass] and Josh [Rand, guitar] have known each other since we were teenagers. And then Jim [Root, guitar] was a guy that we kind of grew up going to see play live — his band was the most popular band in town, so we went and saw him play, and then years later he joined and he just naturally made STONE SOUR better. And it's kind of the same thing that happened when Roy [Mayorga, drums] joined — when Roy joined the band, it just naturally elevated everything; he was a guy that I'd known since '98. So it really is a family, it really is a strong brotherhood. With SLIPKNOT — I mean, I'm very proud of what I did with SLIPKNOT, and obviously, I'm close with those guys, but it's completely different. It was a band that joined later and I, honestly, in a lot of ways, never really felt connected to it — for whatever reason; it might have been me, it might have been them. I cast no aspersions on anyone. But that's just the dynamic. STONE SOUR's always had a really special spot in my heart, because it's the first real band that I started, and I put so much work into it, and I'm still with these guys that I've known 20 years. I mean, it's always gonna be right there."
On talking about SLIPKNOT in the past tense:
Corey: "Well, it's not the same, obviously, is it?! [Referring to the May 2010 passing of the band's bassist, Paul Gray.] I mean, it's never gonna be the same, so there's no way I can look at it any differently than that."
On whether he thinks new music from both SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR will be affected by Paul Gray's passing:
Corey: "If it happens, if it happens... There'll definitely be new STONE SOUR music, but with SLIPKNOT, there's such a huge piece missing now — a piece that the fans can't even understand. And, honestly, it drives me nuts trying to explain it to them. I mean, Paul always was that unconscious, almost lynchpin that held everything together. And he had such a great mind for the music that we created that without him, I don't see it happening very soon, let's ut it that way. If we do, it's gonna be way down the line, and it's gonna be when everyone's ready. Because there are other things in the band that are affecting things right now." After the interviewer points out that "Everyone must still be tender" following Paul's death, Corey goes on to say, "It's not even about that. It's individual issues, let's put it that way, and that's all I'll say about it. Obviously, we're doing these shows in the summer at Sonisphere and that's pretty much gonna be us dipping a toe in the water to see what happens. To me, it's baby steps. I think everybody's racing ahead without realizing that we kind of have to pick ourselves up first. Everyone needs to be realistic about it and it seems like I'm the only one who's being realistic. And it's a heavy responsibility to be the guy who is kind of coming off as the doomsayer, but at the end of the day, that's respect. I'm not just racing right ahead and going, 'Oh, yeah, we're gonna go...' I lost my brother last year, and people need to understand that and respect it before I start getting all 'hip, hip hooray' about everything."
On whether his feelings fluctuate about SLIPKNOT carrying on without Paul Gray:
Corey: "Yeah, a little bit. I mean, it's always going to. There's not a part of me that's very happy about jumping up on stage without Paul; it's gonna be very, very weird. If I'm cautious, it's because I respect what we've done, and I respect him and I respect his memory. I think too many people are just ready for us to kind of rush past that, and it's, like, that's not how the healing process works, and it's never a good thing to do that. So I'm tentative. I'm hoping it goes well. But I'm also gonna be realistic, I'm gonna be pragmatic and that's just the way I am."
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JOEY JORDISON: 'SLIPKNOT Will Never Die' - Mar. 9, 2011
U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Kerrang!: How did you find out that Paul [Gray, SLIPKNOT bassist] had died?
Joey: "This actually is very… this is really bad. How I found is, I landed in Des Moines from a plane ride back from the ROB ZOMBIE tour. I was, like, 'Okay, cool, I'm home. I can finally get some rest.' Once I landed, I turned my phone on, and my managed rang and I'm, like, 'Oh, what?' He said, 'Paul Gray just died.' I'm, like, 'What?' I'm on the fucking plane next to fucking people, trying to hold my fucking composure, literally wanting to just fucking destroy everything. I'm trying to talk calmly, and I'm, like, 'Why the fuck are you telling me this right now? Can't this wait until I get home? I'll be home in 30 fucking minutes.' Then I realized they told me because they didn't want me to hear it from anyone else. I just went into a blank shock. I was trying to calm myself down. Then my phone lit up like a goddamn Christmas tree. And I'm there trying not to fall into tears, and I just break my fucking phone. Right there on the plane."
Kerrang!: After Paul passed away, did it ever cross your mind that it was the end for SLIPKNOT?
Joey: "No. I didn't think about that whatsoever. We never thought about throwing in the towel, at all. We knew we had to forge ahead. I mean, my friend died, but what would he want us to do? Quit? No fucking way! SLIPKNOT's not about who's in the band. It's a lifeblood, it's a force, it's about a connection between a bunch of people."
Kerrang!: Did Paul's death bring SLIPKNOT closer together?
Joey: "Yeah, man, it did. Why the fuck did it have to take my best friend fucking dying for the rest of us to fucking talk to each other like human beings? But that's the thing — as soon as something's not right with any of us, we all come running. Unfortunately, it was too late."
Kerrang!: What made SLIPKNOT want to play Sonisphere [festivals] this year?
Joey: "They approached us. Initially we were still grieving over Paul — which we always will — and our initial reaction was 'no.' Because the whole situation was still really, really new, and it was still in the air, and we just didn't know. But then we thought about it, and thought about the amount of time involved. I talked to Shawn [Crahan, SLIPKNOT percussionist] and said, 'We have to do this for Paul, to have closure and give tribute to our friend.' So, people are gonna see the most emotional SLIPKNOT shows of all time. I'm not gonna let the cat out of the bag and say what we've got planned, but don't miss it. It's gonna be absolutely insane."
Kerrang!: You used the word "closure." Do you think this is going to be a big part of your grieving process?
Joey: "We'll never have complete closure. He was my best friend ever. He was my musical soulmate; we did everything together. But, I mean, Paul, no matter what… it's almost a disgrace to not do it. SLIPKNOT will never die. As long as we're together, it just won't. When it's time for us to end, we'll know when it's time. SLIPKNOT is my baby. It is my life. It means everything. Everything I do means the world to me, but when it comes down to it, SLIPKNOT… that's my blood. [These shows] will be the ultiamte triumph. Trust me, it'll be well worth the wait, man."
Kerrang!: It'll be very weird walking onto that stage, though, won't it?
Joey: "It's going to be bizarre. I think, honestly, Paul's with us in spirit. He's with me every day. It's going to be a really, really explosive show. It's gonna be good for all of us. There's no negativity, we're not pissed off at anyone. But I have to do this. I haven't put [my mask] on since everything happened. Nobody's put their mask back on. But when I do, and when all of us do, it's gonna be… we're waiting with bated breath for it."
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SLIPKNOT Announces Touring Bassist - Mar. 10, 2011
For SLIPKNOT's upcoming shows in 2011, the band has asked Donnie Steele to fill in for Paul Gray on bass.
Donnie was the original guitar player in SLIPKNOT and had actually reconnected with Paul in recent years.
Commented the band: "Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather than get an outsider, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to Paul to play with someone from within the family. Donnie was great friends with Paul and we can't think of a better way to celebrate his memory than with someone who was there with us at the very beginning. The eight of us are looking forward to being onstage again and honoring Paul's legacy with our families in Europe and Brazil this summer."
Paul Gray was found dead in a hotel room in a Des Moines, Iowa suburb last May at the age of 38 from an overdose of morphine.
SLIPKNOT will make a number festival appearances this summer, including the U.K.'s Sonisphere, Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting and Brazil's Rock In Rio.
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JOEY JORDISON: SLIPKNOT Will Carry On 'With Or Without' COREY TAYLOR - Apr. 29, 2011
SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison told the Artisan News Service in an interview on the "black carpet" at last week's Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles (see video below) that the band will carry on "with or without" singer Corey Taylor, who has expressed ambivalence about making another album with the group.
SLIPKNOT's upcoming European festival shows will be the band's first since the death last May of bassist Paul Gray, and Jordison explained, "Honestly, those are gonna be some of the most amazing shows. And I think certain people will wise up after that."
When asked if he was concerned that Taylor has admitted in recent interviews that he was still unsure that going back out and performing live without Gray is the right thing to do, Jordison said, "You know what?! That's for him to answer. As far as I'm concerned, SLIPKNOT's my baby and I have a bunch of [new] songs written. And I'm in rehearsal right now with all the guys and it's completely on fire. Donnie's [Steele, a guitarist from an early lineup of SLIPKNOT who will act as the band's touring bassist for the upcoming shows] doing a great job. And as far as SLIPKNOT's concerned, it'll always exist — with [Corey] or without him. So that's it."
Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, also interviewed at the event, said about the upcoming concerts, "I'll be in tears before I even hit the first stair. And I need it very much — and we need it. So I'm looking forward to it, but it's gonna be very hard."
As for whether they see another SLIPKNOT album in their future, Crahan said, "Do I want another SLIPKNOT record? Absolutely. I'm not a fortune teller, so I can't promise anybody anything . . . Do I want one? Yes. Do I know (if that will happen)? I don't know."
In a December 2010 interview with the Artisan News Service, Taylor stated about the prospect of SLIPKNOT performing live without Gray, "It was a big decision. There's still a part of me that's kind of on the fence about it. It all comes down to the band at the end of the day and how we handle it. And if we can come together as men and handle it the right way and do it for the right reasons — do it for the fans, do it for the family — it could be the first of baby steps to see what happens in the future." He added, "The wonderful thing and the worst thing about this band is that there's no other band like SLIPKNOT, so we handle things the way we handle it."
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COREY TAYLOR: If SLIPKNOT's Upcoming Tour Doesn't Work, This Band Might Be Over - May 3, 2011
SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was interviewed on the WGRD radio station when STONE SOUR performed at The Deltaplex in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 27, 2011 during the Avalanche Tour. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow.
On SLIPKNOT's upcoming summer shows, the band's first performances since the passing of bassist Paul Gray:
"Honestly, I've tried to figure out how to prepare for it and there really isn't a way; you just kind of have to prepare yourself for what you're going to do, and the emotions will naturally come.
"Paul's funeral was last [May] and two weeks later I was on the road. So it was pretty heavy duty. I mean, the first time I stepped on stage with any band, it was pretty heavy, and the fans were there. So the emotions are gonna come; you just have to prepare yourself to be able to do what you're gonna do.
"The way that we've been approaching is that it's a celebration of Paul, it's a celebration of his music, it's a celebration of the band that he and [percussionist] Clown started and then we helped make what it is. So, to me, I'm gonna try to keep the positivity as much as possible.
"It's gonna be a little bittersweet at the end of the day. But, you know, for me, this is kind of a baby step towards seeing what's gonna happen later. And nothing is happening immediately; I can tell everyone that. We have no plans for an album, we have no plans to do anything other than this tour at the moment. But if it goes well, if everyone is able to kind of pull together and really do what's right for Paulie, then we'll see what happens."
On why there has been such an inconsistency to the various public statements from all the SLIPKNOT bandmembers regarding the band's future and whether they have sat down to discuss their long-term plans in detail:
"No, that hasn't happened. The only thing we've really sat down together as a band and talked about was the tour, and what we're gonna do and whatnot. But I'm not the guy who's gonna sugarcoat anything, I'm not the one who's gonna spoonfeed false hope to the fans, especially about something like this. If this tour doesn't work, this band might be over — straight up. And I'm not gonna lie; I'm not the guy that's going to lie to the fans. I'm telling people as it is, because people [keep asking me], 'Any U.S. dates?' I'm like, 'Slow down, Beavis. Can we get through this and see what happens?'
"It's still a shock, man. I'm gonna be getting on stage without my brother. So until things make sense for me, I'm not gonna be the cheerleader — I just can't be. First of all, the fans would see through it. Second of all, I would feel terrible being that guy. So as long as I just keep it real and keep it in perspective, we'll see what happens."
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