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Corey Taylor is an American singer, writer, and vocalist born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1973. A baritone who plays electric guitar and voice, he is a member of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. His musical genres include nu metal, alternative metal, and groove metal. He has recorded for Roadrunner Records and began his work period in 1990.
Taylor has written 16 works, including *How Intelligent Was the Fall?*, *Talk about It*, *Moment of Clarity*, *Sonic Warrior Lib/E : My Life as a Rock N Roll Reprobate*, and *Anthrax*. He is also known for his acting department work. His pseudonyms include #8, The Sickness, Todd Tigger, and The Boogie Knight. He speaks and writes in English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
Top works
- How Intelligent Was the Fall?
- Talk about It
- Moment of Clarity
- Sonic Warrior Lib/E : My Life as a Rock N Roll Reprobate
- Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven : (or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process)
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Film & TV
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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…
Known for
- Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025 — Self2025
- Mutineer2025
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2025 — Self2025
- Corey Taylor - Hellfest 2024 — Vocals2024
- Rust 3 — Heather2024
- Corey Taylor - Rock am Ring 2024 — Vocals2024
- In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 — Self2024
- Hot Ones Versus — Self2024
- Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal — Self2024
- Slipknot - Hellfest 2023 — Lead Vocals2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Corey Todd Taylor , ( 1973-12-08 ) December 8, 1973 (age 52) , Des Moines, Iowa , U.S.
- Other names
- #8 Great Big Mouth Todd Tigger The Boogie Knight Neck
- Occupations
- Singer musician songwriter actor author
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Spouses
- Scarlett Stone ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 ) Stephanie Luby ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2017 ) Alicia Dove ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
- Origin
- Waterloo, Iowa , U.S.
- Genres
- Nu metal alternative metal groove metal heavy metal hard rock post-grunge
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Labels
- Roadrunner BMG
- Member of
- Slipknot
- Formerly of
- Roadrunner United Junk Beer Kidnap Band Sound City Players Kings of Chaos Stone Sour
- Website
- thecoreytaylor .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Des Moines
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- groove metal
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Roadrunner Records
- Official website
- www.thecoreytaylor.com
- Image
- Corey Taylor Stone Sour 2018.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Corey Taylor
- date of birth
- 1973-12-08
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- pseudonym
- Big Neck
- name in native language
- Corey Taylor
- social media followers
- 868000
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Stone Sour.
Taylor co-founded Stone Sour with drummer Joel Ekman in March 1992, playing in the Des Moines, Iowa area, and working on a demo. He joined Slipknot in late 1997 to replace their original lead singer Anders Colsefni and has subsequently released seven studio albums with them. After the first two Slipknot albums went Platinum, Taylor revived Stone Sour to record an album and tour in 2002. His debut solo studio album, CMFT, was released in 2020. His second solo studio album, CMF2, was released on September 15, 2023.
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