Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison Exit: "Slipknot's Intensity Will Remain Unchanged."
He calls the idea that Joey wrote everything "a myth"
Corey Taylor says that Slipknot’s approach and intensity will “remain unchanged” following Joey Jordison’s exit from the band.
!Opening up about Joey’s former role in Slipknot to American publication Rock Revolt Magazine, 40-year-old Corey made it clear that the ex-drummer wasn’t the principal songwriter.
He said: “I know there’s this myth out there that Joey wrote everything, but that’s not at all true. We all write, and we all bring something to the table.”
Looking forward to Slipknot’s fervently anticipated new album, Corey added: “Between me and Jim (Root) and Mick (Thomson) and Clown (Shawn Crahan) and everybody else, I think we’re gonna be able to put something really, really cool together.
“The dynamic will change a little bit, but as far as our approach to the music and our intensity and how much we love doing what we do, that will remain unchanged, and we’re gonna go for it just 110 percent.”
Quizzed about Joey’s replacement, Corey said they have a “few people” in mind.
He continued: “As soon as we know, the fans will know. And that’s how we’re keeping it. We’re keeping everything really close to the chest right now. I mean, it’s out of respect for Joe, and for us. And there’s just a host of legal things that we still need to sort out.”
Maggots across the globe were left flabbergasted in December when Slipknot announced that Joey Jordison is no longer a part of the collective due to “personal reasons.”
In a New Year message on Facebook, Joey gave the first hint that the parting of company may have been acrimonious.
Insisting he “DID NOT QUIT” and would “never abandon” his fans, Joey wrote: “This band has been my life for the last 18 years, and I would never abandon it, or my fans. This news has shocked and blindsided me as much as it has all of you.”
Slipknot convened in the studio earlier this month to start work on the follow-up to August 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’.
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