![]() ![]() "We mixed a lot of styles together without making them seem like they don't belong together," said the guitarist. It brought out a lot of good material - not necessarily political music, just emotional music, you know?"Īnd while System had a certain style and sound that put them on top, the band was open to not so obvious influences such as Kraftwerk, the Beach Boys and the Zombies. For one month I didn't know if a bomb dropped on my grandmother's house or, you know what I mean? I didn't know. And we get a phone call and they're OK and we can breathe a little bit. Because it was like not knowing what's going on until we got a phone call. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven offers readers a thought-provoking and hellaciously-entertaining experience.He elaborated to Launch that war back home factored into the process, adding, "The last two or three months or whenever that happened was probably the toughest time of my whole life. " follow-up flows with the same easy, conversational cadence of his debut, replete with acres of legitimately funny, self-effacing observations, as well as compelling insights, scientific research and of course, telltale doses of the swagger and bravado.Taylor's affable style is perfectly-suited to spinning yarns. " witty sense of humor and writing style really pulls you in with every word.If you want a fun read about the paranormal and some laugh out loud moments from one of the coolest guys in music pick this one up." "At several points throughout the reading of this book the hair on my arms was standing completely straight up." If one of the main jobs of a writer is to entertain the reader, then Taylor is a literary circus act.The book is a witty and thought-provoking read, and has the intimate feel of a good ghost story told around a campfire-by your most offbeat and hilarious friend." "Taylor's narrative voice is rich with quick intellect and roaring humor. This is a whole scary as hell motion picture captured in the printed word." "This book is prat autobiographical and part suspense novel.The writing style is first person but even more than that, it's like you are sitting at the bar and is telling you a story. "Taylor is an engaging narrator, skewering organized religion and his own poor choices with equal fervor." "Taylor's enthusiasm for his topic and sheer wonder is infectious he makes for a humble, charming host." ![]() " literary masterpiece.Witty and wroth the read." Will have your hair standing on end, chills down your spine while making you laugh hysterically at some parts.A well-written, in-depth, intellectual and bone-chilling piece of work that will go down in history as one of the best books written by a metal singer of all time." "He's done it again, folks, put out a piece of art and work that will leave you speechless and thinking harder than you have in a while. ![]() That's up to you, of course.Įither way, you're in for a hell of a ride. As always, his rapid-fire writing, razor sharp sense of humor, unbridled honesty, and cozy anecdotes make quite the case for his point. As he recounts these stories, he questions the validity of religious belief systems and two-thousand-year-old dogma. His memories are as vivid as they are vicious. His second book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven, compiles Taylor's most intimate, incredible, and insane moments with the supernatural. That's where everything gets really interesting. Taylor especially can't find a reason why people do the insane things they do in HIS name. Simply put, he's seen ghosts, but he hasn't seen Jesus. For some reason, he can't seem to shake these spectral stories, and that brings us to this little tome right here.Īt the same time, being an erudite, tattooed, modern Renaissance Man, he was never one for Sunday Service. He's also got the memories (and scars) to prove it. As a result, he's seen ghosts up close and personal, whether while combing through an abandoned house in his native Iowa as a child or recording an album in the fabled Houdini Hollywood Hills mansion. He's ballsy enough to go into the darkness and deal with the consequences, though. Since growing up in Iowa, his own curiosity drew him into situations that would've sent most people screaming scared and running for the hills. Those encounters impacted his own personal evolution just as much as headlining at Castle Donington in front of 100,000 people at Download Festival or debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. For much of his life, the Grammy Award-winning singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour and New York Times bestselling author of Seven Deadly Sins has brushed up against the supernatural world. However, many of his most incredible experiences might just shock you. Slipknot and Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor's New York Times bestselling journey into the world of ghosts and the supernaturalĬorey Taylor has seen a lot of unbelievable things.
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