Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has revealed his plans for releasing a new book that will detail all the off-the-wall things drummer Shawn “Clown” Crahan has said over the years.
Corey Taylor, frontman of both Slipknot and Stone Sour, has just revealed a new project he’s working on: a book detailing all the crazy things Clown has ever said.
Chatting with Knotfest’s Mosh Talk With Beez, the iconic frontman noted that he’s keen to shine light on some of the “liberal use of changing phrases” Clown has said throughout his time in the heavy metal collective, while also chatting about his upcoming solo album.
“The great thing about Clown, and people who know him will back me up on this is his – God, how do I phrase it – his liberal use of changing phrases that we’ve all used for years, and basically bending them to his will,” Taylor detailed in the podcast.
Continuing on, he noted that he’s kept a vast list of all the things Clown has said: “His style with the English language is something to be admired and the world is really going to get a taste of unfiltered Clown, which is great, I love it – because it just means people are gonna understand when I put the book out, it’s gonna be amazing.”
Of course, Clown is already in on what Taylor’s working on, as the frontman noted that he is aware of the workings of it: “He already knows that I’m doing a book.”
Taylor additionally said that the new book is intended as a coffee table book, titled These Words Mean Nothing, and that it’s bound to be chockfull of goodness.
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“I’ve been keeping a list for over 20 years now, and it is quite long of just the crazy stuff that he has said over the years, like the way he will change a saying, and it feels like he messed it up, but he’ll repeat it, and be like, ‘Well, this is actually what I meant.’ And I’m like, ‘Ah, you’re so full of it.’ His mind is so creative that it’s gonna be great to hear him talk.”
Check out the full interview with Corey Taylor from Slipknot:
