B.J. LISKO 3 months ago

Corey Taylor Shares Heartbreaking Update On His Mental Health

Original Photo Credit: Markus Felix | PushingPixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Earlier this month, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor canceled his North American tour. At the time Taylor wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the cancellation of my upcoming North American tour. For the past several months my mental and physical health have been breaking down, and I reached a place that was unhealthy for my family and I.”

Now, Taylor has shared a new video message addressing the concern on his well-being. A noticeably pale and gaunt Taylor said: “Hey everybody, Corey Taylor here. Where do I even start? I decided to make this video in response to a lot of the feedback that came out after I announced that I would be carrying on with my Southeast Asia run. Originally, that was supposed to be mentioned in the statement that I released relating to my mental health lapse.”

“The truth of the matter is I understand why so many of you are upset, and I’m just gonna break it down for you,” he continued. “I, over the last year, have had a complete and utter breakdown of boundaries, mental health, ego, entitlement, the whole nine yards, culminating in a very, very real, very near relapse that I kind of don’t recognize myself. So, again, I wanted to address this and just tell people that I needed time to reset, I needed time to start working on my heart and my mind and get straight. The reason I’m keeping the Southeast Asia run, it’s literally four shows, it’s literally a week. I’m gonna see how I do with that and just take it day by day, basically. I’m working on self-care right now, getting the help that I need and surrounding myself with my family.”

“So, to everyone concerned with me, thank you very much. I appreciate it. To everyone who’s upset, I hope this answers any of your questions. I’m just doing the best for me right now. And it’s a long road and I don’t know what’s at the end of it, but I look forward to it. I have gratitude for it, and I hope you can show me some patience. Thank you.”

Taylor previously said that touring has gotten much more difficult as he’s aged, and he surmised that one day Slipknot might continue without him.

Taylor’s video can be viewed below.