Corey Taylor Reacts to Huge Compliment From Duff McKagan

If you are contemplating seeing one in every of Corey Taylor’s solo live shows, Duff McKagan would suggest doing so, as he in contrast the rocker to Bruce Springsteen. Taylor, in return, shared his response to the praise by the Guns N’ Roses bassist in an interview on The Rockman Power Hour. 

According to the interview, McKagan wrote about seeing one in every of Taylor’s solo performances in a letter that is included with the rocker’s upcoming album CMF2. The be aware reads, “I saw Corey command an audience like a young Bruce Springsteen, acoustic guitar around his neck and truth-telling through songs as his means of communication. It was truly inspiring.”

“There’s not a lot of people in this business that I have more respect for than Duff McKagan,” Taylor responded. “Not only is he one of my good friends, but he’s… in terms of people who’ve not only just seen it all, but they’ve been through hell and come back to live to tell about it. When you grow up watching somebody going, ‘Fuck, he’s one of the coolest dudes in the world,’ and then all of a sudden, his number’s in your phone, it does things to your brain.”

The Slipknot frontman admitted that he does not suppose he is at all times been essentially the most likable individual, so the reward from McKagan meant an important deal to him. He additional added that the comparability to Springsteen is “kind of” in keeping with the place he desires his solo profession to go sooner or later.

“Hints of Springsteen, hints of Ozzy [Osbourne], a lot of fucking Alice in Chains and vibes like that,” he elaborated. “I’m basically just trying to put my spin on everything that I’ve ever loved, and doing it for an audience. So it’s rad to not only feel the appreciation, but to feel it from somebody like [McKagan]… He’s in one of the biggest bands of all time, and he’s just one of the best in the business. So yeah, it’s a mindfuck.”

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Check out the total interview beneath.

Taylor’s solo tour kicks off Aug. 25 in Denver, Colorado. Check out the total itinerary right here. CMF2 will probably be out Sept. 15 and may be pre-ordered via this hyperlink.

Corey Taylor Reacts to Massive Compliment From Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan