Corey Taylor commented on Shawn “Clown” Crahan’s recent statement about Slipknot starting to work on a new album without him, telling Hard Drive(transcribed by UG):
“Apparently, as Clown let me know through the press, things are going on without Corey Taylor.
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“So, thanks for that, Clown! Heard you loud and clear. You have my number.
“I don’t know what the hell the problem is.”
Taylor added:
“Hey man, it’s all good. He’s really into being a part of the writing process, always has been. Him and Jim have always written very well together.
“The cool thing about that is that once it’s time I’ll know, and I’ll come and I’ll hear some stuff.
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“It’s great being able to hear stuff for the first time. And hearing some stuff I know I’ve never heard before. I’m excited. We’ll see what happens.”
As reported, Clown told NME earlier this month:
“I will give you this – we have decided to do things differently.
“Our label had been bought and sold, people who used to give me advice are gone now, we’re still standing.
“We’re not going to wait around for Corey Taylor to say that he’s ready, no one’s going to wait for me to finish directing a movie, the same thing goes if someone wants to go out on tour with someone else.
“Every three or four months we’ve been getting together and we’ve been writing for up to 30 days.
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“Currently, we have about 27 pieces of work – about seven or eight are completed. They’re not completed songs, that’s far from the truth.
“That’s where people start fighting over Corey Taylor not being there or Jim [Root] wanting to do something else.
“We as artists have demanded that we get together every three or four months and blow our brains out with art. We’ve been trying to create as much art as possible.”