Touring can result in some wild conditions, as rock and steel musicians typically do excessive issues to entertain themselves and one another. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is aware of that in addition to anybody else, and in a new chat with Classic Rock journal, he revealed a significantly gross late ‘90s prank involving him, bandmate Shawn “Clown” Crahan, late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and a urinal cake.
Taylor was interviewed for an upcoming issue of the magazine (in preparation of the release of his second solo LP, CMF2, which arrives on Sept. 15, 2023). When asked about “some of the weird and wonderful celebrity encounters he’s had” over time, he determined to disclose the downright revolting factor that occurred when he initially met Darrell throughout Slipknot’s 1999 tour with Coal Chamber (in Pantera’s residence state of Texas).
Per Classic Rock: “The first time we played Dallas, Dime and Vinnie [Paul] came down with their whole posse. We ended up at [strip club-come-HQ] the Clubhouse, and they proceeded to get us so shitfaced it wasn’t even funny,” Taylor mirrored.
He continued:
They have been all about doing pranks on individuals. Clown was like, “Whatever you try, I’m not going to baulk.” They had one among their cooks hole out a tomato and fill it with these insanely fiery crimson chili peppers. Dime pulls out this tomato filled with this silly knot of chilis and he goes, “How much is it gonna cost to get all this down?” And Clown goes, “I don’t need your money,” and simply grabs it and begins consuming it like an apple.
While that definitely sounds horrific, it’s nothing in comparison with what Taylor talked about subsequent:
It will get worse. We head to the lavatory, and we’re pissing on the urinal. There’s a piece of gum on one of many desserts within the urinal, and Dime appears to be like over and goes, “Alright, Clown, how a lot would it not take . . .” Before he can finish, Clown reaches down, grabs it and starts chewing. It was so fucking gross. Dime just threw his hands up. He talked about it until the day he died: “Clown, he was the one motherfucker I couldn’t get to collapse, he just fucked me up.”
Now that is a disgusting dare!
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Speaking of Clown, he recently chatted with Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe about how neither of them gets nervous about going on stage.
As for Taylor, he was namechecked by Demi Lovato as an artist she’s “always wanted to work with” (alongside Knocked Loose). Plus, he “completely backed” Lars Ulrich when the Metallica drummer gave up the user IDs of over 335,000 fans who’d illegally downloaded “I Disappear” from Napster. Taylor was also honored when Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan enthusiastically compared him to Bruce Springsteen.
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