Pop music spotlight: Corey Taylor

He plays the Varsity Theater on Tuesday.

November 19, 2011 at 11:24PM
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Tuesday

It might sound like another spoof straight out of the pages of The Onion: Corey Taylor, the masked and tortured lead screamer in Slipknot, is on a speaking tour. Turns out the Iowa metal legend -- who always spewed a lot of philosophy onstage with the Knot -- has turned into quite the motivational speaker after publishing a well-received memoir/handbook, "Seven Deadly Sins." He will read passages from the book, tell stories and even answer questions around an acoustic performance. Songs will reportedly include some of his favorite covers as well as ones by his maskless side band Stone Sour.

about the writer

about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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