SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR Vocalist Plans Solo Album
January 13, 2009, 15 years ago
Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Corey Taylor plans to record his first solo album at the end of SLIPKNOT's current tour, as opposed to returning to his other band, STONE SOUR.
"I know I have this album that I need to make," says Taylor, "and I'm the kind of guy that if I can't get that done then it's going to hold me back from all this other stuff I want to do. I just know I've got to make it or I can't branch out."He adds that there are "a lot of songs I've written that don't fit with either band, really" and describes the material as "kind of a cross between the Foo Fighters and Social D, with some Johnny Cash mixed in." Country will be part of the mix - "Obviously there's a country background that comes built-in with living in Iowa," Taylor notes - but he also promises that "there's a lot of upbeat, just flat-out hard rock tunes."
"I've never let myself get painted into a corner," Taylor explains. "I've refused to accept the fact that I can't make any kind of music I want. I think it took people a minute to understand that, but now I'm at a point where I can do anything and people will take it seriously."To read the complete article, click here.
