Corey Taylor

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Corey Todd Taylor born December 8 1973 sometimes known by the number 8 is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of Slipknot and Stone Sour Taylor was raised by his single mother He developed a fond feeling toward classic rock after his grandmother introduced him to it Taylor first met his father on March 28 2005 and the two have developed a strong relationship He currently has a wife an exwife and two children By the release of Stone Sours Come Whatever May he was sober On August 3 2009 and July 29 2010 he cohosted the Kerrang Awards alongside Scott Ian of Anthrax and The Damned Things Corey Taylor is a founding member of Stone Sour and has released three studio albums with the band Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997 to replace their original singer Anders Colsefni He has released four studio albums with the band Taylor constantly alternates between bands as seen in 2001 after the release of Iowa where he rejoined Stone Sour immediately after touring He has worked with several bands including Junk Beer Kidnap Band Apocalyptica Anthrax Soulfly and Avenged Sevenfold Taylor writes and sings in styles that vary by genre Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Paraders Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time Description above from the Wikipedia article Corey Taylor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia