Corey Taylor

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Credits: Far Out / TIDAL
Full Name
Corey Todd Taylor
Born
December 8th, 1973
Height
5ft 7in
Hometown
Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Net Worth
Estimated $12 million
Partner
Alicia Taylor
Family
Corey Taylor was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and was primarily raised by his mother, Patricia Taylor, and later by his grandmother in Waterloo, Iowa. He has spoken openly about a difficult childhood and periods of homelessness before finding success in music. Taylor has three children from previous relationships and married dancer, producer and entrepreneur Alicia Taylor in 2019.
Years Active
1992–present
Bands
Stone Sour, Slipknot
Top Tracks
'Duality', 'Psychosocial', 'Snuff', 'Through Glass', 'Bother'
Top Albums
'Iowa', 'Slipknot', 'Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)', 'Come What(ever) May', 'We Are Not Your Kind'
Records Sold
More than 30 million worldwide
Number Ones
'All Hope Is Gone', '.5: The Gray Chapter', 'We Are Not Your Kind', 'The End, So Far'
Fun Facts
Corey Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997, replacing original vocalist Anders Colsefni. ### Before achieving success, Taylor worked in an adult shop and various factory jobs while pursuing music. ### He is a bestselling author, publishing books including 'Seven Deadly Sins', 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven' and 'America 51'.
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Jonathan Davis, David Draiman, Ivan Moody, Randy Blythe, Robb Flynn

Corey Taylor is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author and actor best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the heavy metal band Slipknot and the hard rock band Stone Sour. Celebrated for his remarkable vocal range, Taylor has balanced aggressive metal performances with melodic songwriting, helping both bands achieve international success.

Since joining Slipknot in 1997, he has become one of the defining voices in modern heavy metal through albums such as ‘Iowa’, ‘Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)’ and ‘We Are Not Your Kind’. Outside his bands, Taylor has released solo material, published several bestselling books and collaborated with numerous artists across rock and metal. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential frontmen of his generation

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Corey Taylor is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of Slipknot and Stone Sour. What bands has Corey Taylor been in? => Corey Taylor is best known for Stone Sour and Slipknot, although he has also collaborated extensively with numerous artists and pursued a successful solo career. Has Corey Taylor released solo music? => Yes. Corey Taylor released his debut solo album 'CMFT' in 2020, followed by 'CMF2' in 2023.
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