Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has been busy making the publicity rounds in recent weeks. Taylor has been asked about and addressed a variety of topics including how long he thinks he’ll be in Slipknot, how the band’s hometown feels about them and his feelings on the new Pantera lineup.
During a recent question and answer session in the U.K., Taylor opened up about his mental health and got choked up while talking about his own struggles in the past.
“I want you to know something,” he told the crowd. “For the longest time, I didn’t have a lot of reasons in my heart to live, but as my life has gone on, and you guys have been there for me, you have no idea…”
Taylor started to tear up while saying: “I promise you this. I promise you this, as long as you are here, I will always be here for you.”
Taylor was also asked what advice he would have for his younger self.
“Honestly, I would tell… and this is true, I would tell my 18-year-old self that it’s going to be okay, because no one ever f*cking told me that. And anyone who needs to hear that, right now, listen to me. It is going to be okay, no matter what is going on, it is all temporary. And you can get through it because you’re fucking stronger than you god damn think.”
