Corey Taylor had a message for media outlets that were beginning to report that Slipknot’s Clown was changing his name to ‘Mime’ due to the inclement weather clowns are currently enduring nationwide.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA https://t.co/ggTaRhjm16
— SHRED DJENT REDEMPTION (@CoreyTaylorRock) October 13, 2016
Obviously because of Slipknot’s long known mask & clown associations, both Entertainment Weekly and NME reported that Clown was concerned about backlash due to his name, but Taylor has proved that false.
Guys-
No, Clown did NOT change his name. That was a FAKE statement for @qipodcast THAT I WROTE for humor's sake.
Cut n Paste journos… 🙄🖕— SHRED DJENT REDEMPTION (@CoreyTaylorRock) October 13, 2016
The quote from Taylor that was said tongue-in-cheek:
“Even our dear Clown has downgraded himself to Mime, in order to distance himself from these hedonistic doppelgängers until the coast is clear.”
Twitter followers of the vocalist have known that Taylor has been joking about names lately including his own. Currently, his name is listed as (G)orey (Imp)aylor:
https://twitter.com/StrawberryPants/status/786383286608289792
Haha nah- just saw everyone having fun with Halloween names, so I joined in! https://t.co/EcXsrYolVz
— SHRED DJENT REDEMPTION (@CoreyTaylorRock) October 12, 2016
Corey has been very friendly in exchanges with fans and this one rare time where he tweeted something like this, but he set the record straight so there is no ‘Mime’- Clown is still Clown.
On clowns-Taylor also mentioned to comedy podcast ‘No Such Thing As a Fish’: “Remember, a real clown doesn’t need a knife to intimidate — just a bat and a good cold stare.”
Taylor was right back to joking minutes after he spoke out against EW with the No Such Thing As a Fish podcast taking it all in stride:
Hahaha GREAT little bit for you guys though, James! https://t.co/AEbwt3NPqz
— SHRED DJENT REDEMPTION (@CoreyTaylorRock) October 13, 2016
In other news Taylor had just released a video with Korn for Korn’s new track “A Different World”.
Earlier in the week Taylor provided larynx-shredding vocals joining Korn on stage for a live performance of the song at the Louder Than Life Festival.