During a new appearance on the “Zach Sang Show,” Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor talked about the relationships among the members of the band.
He also talked about the band’s lineup changes over the years and addressed that the band is bigger than its parts, including him.
“I think as long as there are certain people in the band,” he explained.
“’Cause right now, I mean we have six original people — or no, five, excuse me. And those five, we’ve kind of been the core for like the longest time. The people who we lost, obviously we would do anything to have them back. But you kind of get on with it, when it comes down to stuff like that. I think if any more people left, it wouldn’t be the same. I know I’ve said in the past that somebody could replace me if I physically couldn’t do it.
“And I’ve had the guys in the band kind of push back on that and go, ‘Taylor, shut the f*ck… What are you talking about?’ And I’m, like, ‘Hey, listen…’ To me, Slipknot is a state of mind. Slipknot is an emotion — it’s something in your soul that you have to have. What if there was a kid out there who had that same kind of ferocity and had the same chops, man?”
Taylor also said that he could see the band continuing without him at some point in the future.
“If this band wanted to continue without me and if I couldn’t do it, I would do everything I could to help it continue. If I just couldn’t give to it the same level that I wanted to… It’s the old adage: the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. If that were the case, then I would 100 percent help them find a replacement and give them my blessings to go out there.”
“Now I’m still pretty spry — I’m not dead yet. I’ve probably got another 10 years of touring like this — you know, five to 10. So as long as that’s the case, I’ll still be here; I’ll still be doing it. But if it ever came down to making people choose between me and Slipknot, I would totally push them back out there to get out there.”
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