--- title: "28 You Quotes By Corey Taylor" description: "28 You quotes by Corey Taylor. Plus more from Corey Taylor and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/corey-taylor-1968_day_do-what-you-do-and-mean-it-every-second_3162927.png" --- > [Do what you do and mean it every second of the day. If you don't, you're living someone else's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/do-what-you-do-and-mean-it-every-second-of-the-day-if-you-don-t-you/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/corey-taylor-1968_day_do-what-you-do-and-mean-it-every-second_3162927.png) > [If you want to be taken seriously, always check your fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/if-you-want-to-be-taken-seriously-always-check-your-fly/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/corey-taylor-1968_always_if-you-want-to-be-taken-seriously-always_1822115.png) > [Mistakes you can learn from; sins stay with you forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/mistakes-you-can-learn-from-sins-stay-with-you-forever/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/corey-taylor-1968_forever_mistakes-you-can-learn-from-sins-stay-wi_797928.png) > [There's times when I'm cleaning the kitchen, and while I'm doing that, I'm singing and air guitaring with a broom to 'You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/there-s-times-when-i-m-cleaning-the-kitchen-and-while-i-m-doing-that/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/corey-taylor-1968_air_there-s-times-when-i-m-cleaning-the-kitc_79272.png) > [I didn't have the worst childhood, but I didn't have the best, and when you grow up like that, you have certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-didn-t-have-the-worst-childhood-but-i-didn-t-have-the-best-and-when/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/corey-taylor-1968_best_i-didn-t-have-the-worst-childhood-but-i_1894313.png) > [A song is only as strong as its foundation, and when it comes so naturally in any setting, those are the songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/a-song-is-only-as-strong-as-its-foundation-and-when-it-comes-so/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/corey-taylor-1968_any_a-song-is-only-as-strong-as-its-foundati_1741039.png) > [As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/as-a-writer-as-a-lyricist-you-re-just-trying-to-make-sure-that-you-re/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/corey-taylor-1968_corners_as-a-writer-as-a-lyricist-you-re-just-tr_2457551.png) > [Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/playing-live-is-a-lost-art-and-you-don-t-see-a-lot-of-bands-that-go/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80c/corey-taylor-1968_art_playing-live-is-a-lost-art-and-you-don-t_173905.jpg) > [I'm the guy that gets up at three in the morning to jot down an entire sheet of lyrics for something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-m-the-guy-that-gets-up-at-three-in-the-morning-to-jot-down-an/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/corey-taylor-1968_because_i-m-the-guy-that-gets-up-at-three-in-the_860379.jpg) > [I've always gravitated towards those ultimate lines in songs, the line you grab on to. That line in 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-ve-always-gravitated-towards-those-ultimate-lines-in-songs-the-line/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/corey-taylor-1968_always_i-ve-always-gravitated-towards-those-ult_1876651.png) > [You don't break ground by doing the same thing over and over and over. That's like standing in place. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/you-don-t-break-ground-by-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-and-over/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/corey-taylor-1968_break_you-don-t-break-ground-by-doing-the-same_1021603.jpg) > [To me, it makes more sense to write different songs and to play different kinds of music and to find your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/to-me-it-makes-more-sense-to-write-different-songs-and-to-play/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/771/corey-taylor-1968_different_to-me-it-makes-more-sense-to-write-diffe_917060.png) > [You gotta remember: we're musicians... we're just crazy people who can't get along sometimes. I've definitely come to the table with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/you-gotta-remember-we-re-musicians-we-re-just-crazy-people-who-can-t/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/corey-taylor-1968_add_you-gotta-remember-we-re-musicians-we-re_2784943.png) > [If you are too overwhelmed, then when you sit down and try to write something, it feels forced. There's nothing worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/if-you-are-too-overwhelmed-then-when-you-sit-down-and-try-to-write/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/corey-taylor-1968_about_if-you-are-too-overwhelmed-then-when-you_1998730.png) > [Everyone one-on-one will be completely honest about the music that they listen to. But then you get into a group situation, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/everyone-one-on-one-will-be-completely-honest-about-the-music-that/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/corey-taylor-1968_about_everyone-one-on-one-will-be-completely-h_3088153.jpg) > [There's such a huge difference between a great arrangement of riffs and a song. Sometimes the two can be the same. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/there-s-such-a-huge-difference-between-a-great-arrangement-of-riffs/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/corey-taylor-1968_arrangement_there-s-such-a-huge-difference-between-a_596025.png) > [There's a certain darkness to Slipknot, but at the same time, there's a very strong dose of positivity. Stone Sour is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/there-s-a-certain-darkness-to-slipknot-but-at-the-same-time-there-s-a/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/corey-taylor-1968_also_there-s-a-certain-darkness-to-slipknot-b_1891516.jpg) > ['The Blair Witch Project' is great for motion sickness. The first time you see it, it is extremely creepy. The first time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/the-blair-witch-project-is-great-for-motion-sickness-the-first-time/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/corey-taylor-1968_before_the-blair-witch-project-is-great-for-mot_2094116.jpg) > [Music was my salvation. If music hadn't come into my life, I'd be talking to you from a penitentiary. I found I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/music-was-my-salvation-if-music-hadn-t-come-into-my-life-i-d-be/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/corey-taylor-1968_circumstances_music-was-my-salvation-if-music-hadn-t-c_465576.jpg) > [I think people are tired of fake music, man. And there's a lot of it. Technology has reached the point where any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-think-people-are-tired-of-fake-music-man-and-there-s-a-lot-of-it/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/849/corey-taylor-1968_any_i-think-people-are-tired-of-fake-music-m_1588949.png) > [I don't feel guilty about the music I love. If you feel guilty about something you dig, then you should stop feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-don-t-feel-guilty-about-the-music-i-love-if-you-feel-guilty-about/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/corey-taylor-1968_about_i-don-t-feel-guilty-about-the-music-i-lo_2807772.jpg) > [I am the kind of guy who has never taken myself too seriously. I mean, I am very serious about what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-am-the-kind-of-guy-who-has-never-taken-myself-too-seriously-i-mean/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/corey-taylor-1968_about_i-am-the-kind-of-guy-who-has-never-taken_2224933.png) > [I'm kind of lucky in the fact that I can take something that's in my head and write it down, or I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-m-kind-of-lucky-in-the-fact-that-i-can-take-something-that-s-in-my/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/corey-taylor-1968_down_i-m-kind-of-lucky-in-the-fact-that-i-can_2593555.png) > [When I write a book... it's the same essential approach to music as with books. It has to be something I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/when-i-write-a-book-it-s-the-same-essential-approach-to-music-as-with/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/277/corey-taylor-1968_along_when-i-write-a-book-it-s-the-same-essent_3194449.png) > [I don't mean to be overly sensitive or anything like that, but you just have to take a minute in every day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-don-t-mean-to-be-overly-sensitive-or-anything-like-that-but-you/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/corey-taylor-1968_anything_i-don-t-mean-to-be-overly-sensitive-or-a_665550.png) > [I have that love for music, when you are finding either old gems that you never heard or newer stuff that perks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-have-that-love-for-music-when-you-are-finding-either-old-gems-that/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/corey-taylor-1968_about_i-have-that-love-for-music-when-you-are_1406200.png) > [I always tell the fans, 'Screw it! Like what you like. Listen to what you want.' Insisting that one type of music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-always-tell-the-fans-screw-it-like-what-you-like-listen-to-what-you/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/corey-taylor-1968_always_i-always-tell-the-fans-screw-it-like-wha_144443.jpg) > [I've had to really teach myself that when you're not feeling it, you shouldn't write anything down because you're going to end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-ve-had-to-really-teach-myself-that-when-you-re-not-feeling-it-you/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/441/corey-taylor-1968_anything_i-ve-had-to-really-teach-myself-that-whe_2719565.png) ## Other authors on You ## More by Corey Taylor > [“His behavior wasn’t helping his Q points at all. He’d been making attempts to engage in conversation with almost everyone, but once he joined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/his-behavior-wasn-t-helping-his-q-points-at-all-he-d-been-making/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [The weird thing about metal fans is we're all so maladjusted in a lot of ways. We're individualistic and opinionated and severe in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/the-weird-thing-about-metal-fans-is-we-re-all-so-maladjusted-in-a-lot/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [I'm not gonna do the same, tired, standard 'I was born in a log cabin...' kind of book. There's so much more I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-m-not-gonna-do-the-same-tired-standard-i-was-born-in-a-log-cabin/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [When Paris Hilton can top the bestsellers' lists, we are one more Connect Four move closer to Armageddon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/when-paris-hilton-can-top-the-bestsellers-lists-we-are-one-more/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [People can talk about punk all they want, but after new wave put that down, metal is the voice of the disenfranchised and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/people-can-talk-about-punk-all-they-want-but-after-new-wave-put-that/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [The first year I was sober was probably the worst year of my life. My immune system was screwed. I completely isolated myself. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/the-first-year-i-was-sober-was-probably-the-worst-year-of-my-life-my/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [Popular thought appeals to crowds, gatherings and tribes, who use it as a way to guide the herd. It is very evident in protests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/popular-thought-appeals-to-crowds-gatherings-and-tribes-who-use-it-as/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [Life is not that simple. That is why it is called life. That word includes both lie and if. Time to figure out which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/life-is-not-that-simple-that-is-why-it-is-called-life-that-word/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [I will always make music with Stone Sour. Stone Sour will always be here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-will-always-make-music-with-stone-sour-stone-sour-will-always-be/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [There's times when I'm cleaning the kitchen, and while I'm doing that, I'm singing and air guitaring with a broom to 'You Should Be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/there-s-times-when-i-m-cleaning-the-kitchen-and-while-i-m-doing-that/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [I bet you a handful of Chili's coupons that Jesus had a foot fetish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/i-bet-you-a-handful-of-chili-s-coupons-that-jesus-had-a-foot-fetish/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [“But then again, can't people just not fucking suck as human beings once in awhile? Is that too much to fucking ask? Is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/but-then-again-can-t-people-just-not-fucking-suck-as-human-beings/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [But I always kind of knew in the back of my head that I could come back and do Stone Sour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/but-i-always-kind-of-knew-in-the-back-of-my-head-that-i-could-come/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [“Pride is love for one’s deeds or achievements. Vanity is love for one’s . . . one, I guess.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/pride-is-love-for-one-s-deeds-or-achievements-vanity-is-love-for-one/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [“An expert is nothing more than a vain person who has read a book.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/an-expert-is-nothing-more-than-a-vain-person-who-has-read-a-book/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/corey-taylor/#itemlist", "name": "28 You Quotes By Corey Taylor", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do what you do and mean it every second of the day. 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