Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor: Biography in Details

Who is Corey Taylor?

Corey Taylor is an American Celebrity. He is a singer, musician, actor, and songwriter. He is known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour.

Corey Taylor: Age, Family, Parents, Siblings

Corey was born on December 8, 1973, in Des Moines, United States. As of 2020, he is 47 years old. Corey holds an American nationality.

He is mixed-ethnicity of German, Dutch, and Irish. His Zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Corey’s other name is Corey, Todd Taylor.

Corey was raised by a single mother. He met his father for the first time at the age of 30 years old. There is no information available about his parents. Their names are unknown. He has a sister with whom he grew up together.

At the age of fifteen, Corey Taylor became a drug addict and had overdosed on cocaine twice. Later on, he moved to his grandmother’s house. His grandmother took legal custody of him so that he could continue going to school.

Taylor’s grandmother introduced him to rock music, showing him a collection of Elvis Presley, Teddy Bear, In the Ghetto, etc. At the age of 18, the musician made an unsuccessful suicide attempt by way of overdose.

In which school did Corey Taylor attend?

Corey Taylor dropped out of high school at the age of 18. There is no further information available regarding his educational background.

Corey Taylor: Professional Life, Career

As a musical artist

Corey Taylor chooses the musical field because he was inspired by the ‘Faith No More band performances while he was recovering from an attempted suicide. In 1992, Taylor formed the band Shawn Economaki with drummer Joel Ekman.

Before that, he was a founding member of American Hard Rock and Stone Sour. In 1993, Stone Sour has released its first demo album likewise, the band released many more albums with Corey’s efforts.

Corey Taylor was approached by the Metal band and Slipknot. In 1997, He joined Slipknot as the main vocals, Corey was the sixth to join the band. His first gig with the band was on August 24, 1997, where he performed with face paint instead of a mask.

Taylor’s second studio album, Lowa released on August 28, 2001, which peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart as well as number three on the Billboard 200.

Then, The album Vol. 3 (The subliminal Verses) released on May 25, 2004, in which lyrics written by Taylor peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Likewise, All Hope Is Gone was the first slipknot album to peak at number one on the Billboard 200.

As an Actor

Caylor appeared in the cast of Fear Clinic as Bauer on December 4, 2013. He appeared in the 2013 horror film Bullied likewise Taylor appeared in the fourth episode of Doctor Who and as a cameo in Sharknado 4.

Taylor has also become a guest musician on the album, Steel Panther, and more. He released a book titled Seven Deadly Sins on July 12, 2011.

Award, Nomination

In 2013, Corey Talyor was nominated for Revolver Golden Gods Awards for Best Vocalist. Later, he won the Golden Gods Awards for the same category in 2013.

Talyor is the winner of the Rock Titan Award in the Loundwire Music Awards in 2015 and was nominated for Best Vocalist in 2017. Last time, he won Kerrang! Awards for Legend in 2018.

What is Corey Taylor’s net worth in 2024?

As of 2024, Corey Taylor’s estimated net worth is $12 million (approx.) throughout his professional career according to the online resources.

Additionally, he earns through his acting skill and writing songs as well as the book. He also has his merchandise as CMFT where he sells T-shirts, Coffee, mini championship belts, etc.

Corey Taylor: Rumors, Controversy/Scandals

Talyor’s life was full of scandals, he struggles with drug and alcohol addiction throughout his early adulthood.

Talyor attempted suicide however he was resuscitated. He was sexually abused by his old friend at the age of 10 and also threatened to hurt his mother as well as him.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Corey Taylor’s height is about 5 feet 7 inches approximately and his weight is about 65 kg.

He has blond hair color and blue eyes color.

Social Media

Talyor is active on Twitter with the handle @CoreyTaylorRock where he has more than 663k followers.

Recently, he tweets about his new lyric video and promotes the ‘CMFT as his merchandise.

He also uses Instagram with the handle @coreytaylor where he uploads 1,113 posts and 2.2m followers. Taylor also uses Facebook.

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