50 years old (Born on December 08, 1973)
American heavy metal singer; He is famous from Frontman of the bands Slipknot and Stone Sour.
In the song "Eyeless", Corey repeats the chorus :"You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes". That line was taken from an incident when the band went to sign their record deal with Roadrunner in New York, Corey saw a homeless man on the sidewalk repeating. "You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes". (metalstorm.net) Taylor cites Mu00f6tley Cru00fce, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Dokken, Misfits, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Slayer, Def Leppard, Sex Pistols, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, Pearl Jam, The Damned, The Cramps, Journey (band), Bob Dylan and Korn as influences. (en.wikipedia.org) Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. (en.wikipedia.org) Before Slipknot wore identical coveralls, Corey Taylor wore a priest costume. This earned him the nickmane "Faith", which he still hates to this day. (metalstorm.net)