People such as Hunter S. Thompson and the Beats were a huge influence on me, not just in what they were saying, but how they said it.
Corey TaylorOn June 22, 2008, at the age of 71, an American revolutionary died. He was a bona fide genius, an outspoken critich, a literary giant and an unprecedented visionary. For 50 years he entertained, challenged and amazed not only my generation, but also ones before mine and well after. He was sensational, brilliant, iconic and unique - the quintessential individual. He was my lifelong hero. His name was George Carlin.
Corey Taylor