COREY TAYLOR On ‘CMFT’ Album: ‘I Love The Fact I’m Pissing In The Face Of The Elitists’

Corey Taylor 2020

In a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor discussed criticism he received for indulging in the creative freedoms found on his debut solo album, CMFT.

“All the pretentious people can’t stand it,” Corey said. “Or more to the point, people who hate fun. And all the people I thought were going to hate it, loved it. I love the fact I’m pissing in the face of the elitists.”

Corey spoke about his solo album during an interview with KAAOS TV.

“The only thing I really wanted to do on this album was put the best songs forward, cause I’ve got enough material for three or four solo albums, but I wanted this first album to really have that impact,” he said. “[I wanted] to put the best songs on there, put the best foot forward and really show something that I’ve never shown the audience before.”

Asked about if he had plans to tour the record, Taylor said: ”Actually, we’re gonna do what we can with the rest of this year solo-wise. Next year, hopefully once things get back to normal — knock on wood — I’ll finish up the SLIPKNOT tour cycle, wrap that up, and then after that, probably go in and record my second solo album and then go out and tour on two albums instead of just one.”

CMFT was released on October 2 via Roadrunner Records.