Corey Taylor’s wife wants fans to know the Slipknot rocker is “doing well” after being diagnosed with COVID that made him “very, very sick.”
Alicia Taylor, who is a member of the dance group Cherry Bombs, took to her Twitter to update fans on her husband’s recovery after he tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19, despite being vaccinated.
“Wanted to give you guys an update: Corey is doing well and thanks everyone for the sweet thoughts and messages. Ready to get him home as soon as it’s safe, so I can take care of him!
“He (very luckily) hasn’t lost his sense of taste or smell so I send him stupid amounts of snacks, hydration powders, and yummy desserts.”
Wanted to give you guys an update:
Corey is doing well and thanks everyone for the sweet thoughts and messages. 🥰
Ready to get him home as soon as it’s safe, so I can take care of him! 🖤
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— uh-lee-see-yuh Taylor (@AliciaETaylor) August 22, 2021
Corey was scheduled to play at the Astronomicon convention in Ann Arbor, Michigan over the weekend, but was forced to pull out because of his diagnosis.
“Hello, Astronomicon, Corey here. I hope everybody is well,” Corey said in a video posted to social media.
“I wish I had better news. I woke up today and tested positive, and I’m very, very sick. So I’m not gonna be able to make it this weekend, and I am absolutely devastated. I am so sorry.
“I hope everyone has a good time, and I promise you I will absolutely try to get back there as soon as I can. I should be okay — it’s the flu. I’m vaccinated, so I’m not worried. But I certainly wouldn’t want to spread it to anyone else. So, everybody be safe out there. And thank you so much. And I will see you again, I promise.”
In a recent interview with Consequence Of Sound, Corey discussed the politicisation of the COVID vaccines, saying: “The fact that [vaccines] have been demonised, almost to the point of these gnarly conspiracy theories, no wonder why people are afraid of it — because they’re listening to the wrong people.”
He continued: “Do I think it should be a requirement for people to be vaccinated to go to shows? Yes and no. Here’s the thing: there shouldn’t be a mandate. But guess what, man — if you’re going to put people at risk of getting sick, you shouldn’t want to go to a show.
“That’s common sense. And if you do put people at risk, then you’re a fuckin’ asshole. And you shouldn’t be let in anyway. So, for me, it’s a common sense thing, but we don’t have a lot of common sense these days, man.”
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