Corey Taylor has revealed that if Slipknot were to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, he would “probably” follow the Sex Pistol’s lead and refuse the nod.
Speaking to Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net) Corey would take a leaf out of Johnny Rotten’s book, after the Sex Pistol legend penned a blunt letter following the band’s induction announcement in 2006.
“Next to the Sex Pistols, rock and roll and that hall of fame is a piss stain,” Johnny wrote at the time.
“Were [sic] not coming. Were [sic] not your monkey.”
Later he said: “I can’t accept any accolade from them — unless they offer me a shitload of money.”
During the radio interview with Corey, the rocker addressed the idea of Slipknot possibly being nominated in future.
“First of all, I don’t care about that Hall, ’cause I think it’s a pile of garbage,” Corey admitted.
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“They don’t honour anything except pop music, really, and they only really induct real rock bands when they have to cave to pressure.
He continued: “They disrespected so many bands over the past by putting others in before the ones that actually deserve it, that I would probably go the way of the Sex Pistols.
“I’d be, like, ‘Your Hall is a sham. I don’t care if I’m a part of it or not. You have no idea what the spirit of rock and roll is actually about.
“So take this and shove it up your you-know-what.’ So, that’s basically where I’m at. And, obviously, I’m not getting any brownie points, and I probably will never be nominated, but I don’t really care.”
Corey went on to say that he doesn’t believe Slipknot fans “would actually care if we were in [the Rock Hall] to begin with. It’s not gonna stop us from playing.”
“I mean, think about it: football players, they retire and then they go [into the Football Hall Of Fame]. We’re still going. Why would I wanna go in the Hall Of Fame if we’re still killing?”
Fair enough.
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