Corey Taylor Speaks to YoungMinds About His Past

Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) recently spoke to the YoungMinds charity backstage at the Kerrang Awards. In his very heartfelt and sincere statement, he mentions some of the trauma of his youth and discusses his former drug abuse a bit. He then leaves off with a message for anyone out there that is going through rough times, feeling bad or just having a shitty day. Regardless of how you may feel about Slipknot, this is a powerful message for today’s young adults, and it’s nice to see a celebrity that still has the humanity to care about people.

In an age when stardom is all about image and shopping sprees, political views and wars over who’s dating who… Corey Taylor stands before a camera in quite possibly the world’s most hideous suit (which is awesome in itself) and shows that he is willing to use his celebrity status to help change lives for the better. Corey, you are truly a class act.

YoungMinds is a fantastic charity aimed at “improving the emotional well being and mental health of children and young people and empowering their parents and careers”.

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