Slipknotin vokalisti pohtii yhtyeen menestyksen salaisuutta

Suomeen konsertoimaan 15. päivä helmikuuta saapuvan yhdysvaltalaisen metallin jättiläisen Slipknotin vokalisti Corey Taylor on antanut hiljattain haastattelun ChronicLivelle, jossa pohtii yhtyeen suuren suosion salaisuutta. Voit lukea Corey Taylorin mietteitä aiheen tiimoilta tästä:

”We weren’t just singing about Satan or trying to be shocking for the sake of it. We really were that angry, we were shocking because we were coming out of the gate so steeped in guttural anger. And we found all the kids who felt the same and they related to us.”

”If we were just a band with an image, we’d not be as hot today. We hit on so many different cylinders. It’s the real thing. We have the look, we have the artwork, we have the songs, and the songs are what keep you there. We’ve been able to continue to write really, really well.

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”We’ve written great hooks, great melodies, abrasive, aggressive music, and that’s what scared the parents so much — the masks weren’t just gimmicks to sell music, and the anger was real.”