Corey Taylor would want Slipknot to continue on if he made the decision to retire. The vocalist spoke about that possibility while guesting on Rock Antenne, just weeks after Craig Jones became the latest classic Slipknot member to depart the group.
Of the classic-era Slipknot, only Taylor, Shawn "Clown" Crahan, Mick Thomson and Jim Root remain, making them a minority in the nine-man band. One may assume Taylor to be irreplaceable, but the vocalist says he'd actually help Slipknot find a replacement if he ever decided to call it a day.
"If they wanted to continue and I wanted to retire, I would help them find somebody, to be honest," Taylor said. "This band has always been bigger than the sum of its own parts. And it was hard moving on without Paul [Gray].
"It was hard moving on when we had to part ways with [Joey Jordison]. It's always been hard when the original nine ceases to be the original nine, but at the same time, the ones who are here are here because we love it, and we've always gotten something out of it.
"I've said it since day one — if I didn't want to do Slipknot, I wouldn't do it. And I think I've proved that. The reason I stick around is because I want to do it. There's still something in my heart and my soul that needs it. I don't know if that's good or bad. Obviously, psychotherapy will help me out with that shit. But at the same time, it's… it's once in a lifetime, man."
In the same interview, Taylor estimated he had roughly five years of Slipknot touring left in him, namely due to the band's extreme physical demands.
