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Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has finally spoken out on the departure of drummer Joey Jordison as a 'necessity' in a new interview.
Jordison left Slipknot in 2013 for 'personal reasons' with a statement that read: "It is with great pain but quiet respect, that for personal reasons Joey Jordison and Slipknot are parting ways. We all wish Joey the best in whatever his future holds. We understand that many of you will want to know how and why this has come to be, and we will do our best to respond to these questions in the near future."
In an interview with Living Out Loud LA, Taylor described the split and the different directions the band and Joey were moving in at the time.
"It was hard at first", Taylor began: "Nothing worth doing is ever easy right out of the gate. When we parted ways with Joe, it was honestly because of necessity; he was going one way and we were going another, and we just couldn't go that way anymore. And honestly, that's all I can really say about it."
"It was just as hard, in a lot of ways, as trying to move on without Paul [Gray, late Slipknot bassist]," Taylor continued. "But, like anything, it takes those first couple of steps, and then it gets a little easier. It doesn't get better by any means, by any stretch of the imagination, but it gets easier."
The frontman also went on to describe the perceived fading identity of the band around the recording of their 2014 album, The Gray Chapter: "Just because a lot of people have a misconception of what this band is about, it doesn't change how we feel about it. And when you have that kind of strong foundation, everything else just kind of balances. We were nervous going into the studio, sure, but we knew we were going to do something special right out of the gate."
Listen to the full interview below
Slipknot's upcoming tour dates are below. For tickets and more information, visit here.
Slipknot will play:
February
8 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
9 London Alexandra Palace
10 London Alexandra Palace
12 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
13 Leeds First Direct Arena
