- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 46
- Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Stephanie Luby)
- Full Name: Corey Todd Taylor
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: December 8, 1973
- Ethnicity: German, Native American, Irish, Dutch
- Occupation: Musician, Songwriter, Author
- Children: 2 (Griffin, Angeline)
Corey is an American musician who is famous for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor joined Slipknot to replace their former vocalist. He joined the band in 1997. He has released four studio albums with Slipknot. Taylor has over the years worked with several other bands like the Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Anthrax, Apocalyptica, and Soulfully. Later, he formed his own band and named it “Stone Sour”. He has released four studio albums with this.
Taylor was born on 8th of December 1973 – he is originally from Des Moines, Iowa. He spent some time of his childhood with his uncle, George Robinson, growing up in Orlando. Corey was raised by his single mother living in Waterloo, Iowa. His love for classical rock music developed after his grandmother introduced him to Elvis Presley. Interestingly, the horror film Halloween inspired Taylor with themes of horror and mask. At the age of fifteen, Taylor developed a drug addiction and overdosed on cocaine twice.
Taylor was approached by Slipknot in 1997, and he joined the band in hope to expand more. He became the lead vocalist of the band and released their debut album which hit the top positions of the charts.
They also made it to the UK album charts as well as the US Billboard 200. Taylor is the founding member of the rock band “Stone Sour”. They released their self-titled album in 2002, which debuted at #46 on the US Billboard 200 list. With a baritone vocal range hich he can sing, growl, scream, shout and rap, he landed on the 86th place for the hit parader’s top 100 metal vocalists of all time because of these abilities.