Slipknot singer Corey Taylor is campaigning for a new position — as the lead vocalist of a Slipknot tribute band. The ad came from a New Jersey outfit called Of The (Sic), who promote themselves as the “most accurate Slipknot tribute in the world.”
Taylor saw an ad on Craigslist that read, “Established Slipknot tribute seeking accurate, dedicated Corey Taylor,” adding that they needed someone in the “same or near same physical shape as Corey Taylor, 5’8.” Taylor shared the link on Twitter, responding, “If you’re interested, I’m also sitting at 166 lbs.”
Some fans have interpreted that to mean Taylor was giving the band his weight in the interest of accuracy, while others suggested he was jokingly applying for the band.
In addition to singing with Slipknot and Stone Sour, Taylor has been working on a solo album, and has also written books, acted and done spoken-word tours.
Taylor told us a while back how he manages to balance his different projects: “The thing that I found with myself is that I can juggle a lot of stuff, but if I'm doing too much at the same time, I can't really put that Taylor energy into it, you know — whatever that means, usually not a good thing — but the thing I noticed is that if they're not all due at the same time, I can focus on one, get that as close to completion as I can, and then jump to the next one.”
The singer's first official solo album is finished and due out sometime later this year.