in a new interview with Metal Hammer, Slipknot guitarist Jim Root talked about his relationship with singer Corey Taylor.
The musician commented:
“Corey and I are much closer now. It’s the best thing, me leaving Stone Sour. We would have just ended up killing each other and driving each other crazy. I can’t spread myself that thin.
“I needed it, this band needed it and Stone Sour certainly needed it. I just didn’t have the time to commit that I’d have liked. I think they were tired of my sh*tty attitude, that’s for sure.”
Root also talked about the upcoming Slipknot record “We Are Not Your Kind,” saying:
“‘.5: The Gray Chapter’ was kind-of built in the studio. Those songs came straight from my garage and they don’t have the push and pull of a live band.
“We got to a point this time where we were playing the songs as a band and tracked them with and without a click track. The ones without click are the ones that we used on the record.
“It was like taking the reins off and the songs just came alive. You’ll hear the life in the record. It definitely feels a lot more like a band, and that is what we are: We’re a live band.”