Corey Taylor interview: CMF2, friction in Slipknot, suicide, depression, politics and parenting.

Recorded July, 2023. Photo by Pamela Littky courtesy of BMG. 00:00 teaser: “No matter what, I couldn’t fight it” 00:13 intro theme 00:30 CMF2: “I’ll record whatever the fuck I want” 07:41 “I felt like I wasn’t getting the credit” 20:34 rage, Slipknot, addiction 25:17 what upsets Corey today 28:17 Iowa, America, politics 31:45 Des Moines 38:37 “We may have Midwestern values, but…” 40:01 political tribalism and perpetual economic growth 48:08 making money 53:00 Slipknot: current status relationship dynamics 57:42 “Right now, the demons are at bay” 59:03 depression (and sobriety, panic attacks, alcoholism) 1:15:03 parenting, managing what his kids listen to, shock value vs. art 1:23:37 his grandmother 1:26:59 closing thoughts: Raging Bull comparison, goodbyes 1:28:51 outro theme Videos I referenced in this interview: capitalism as neo-feudalism (Prof. Sam Vaknin) capitalism vs. monopolism (Prof. Michael Rectenwald) An condensed transcript of sections from this interview ran on Paste on 9/15/23 (the day of CMF2’s release): Support my work/buy me a ko-fi, thank you! I also accept Venmo donations at the handle @FeedbackDef or click here: Follow my writing/etc: Special thanks to Leo Lavoro.