Corey Taylor is a founding member of Stone Sour, which there is one or more founders of that band, and has released three studio albums with that band. Corey Taylor joined Slipknot in 1997. He joined to replace the original singer Anders Colsefni. Corey Taylor released four studio albums with Slipknot. He constantly alternates between bands, since 2001, after the releas of Iowa, where he reformed Stone Sour immeditately after touring. Corey Taylor has worked with several bands, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Apocalyptica, Anthrax, Aaron Lewis of Staind, and Soulfly. He writes and sings songs in styles that vary by genre. Corey Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. Corey Taylor was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the first of three children. He lived in Orlando briefly with his uncle, George Robson. though he was mostly raised by his mother in Waterloo, Iowa, a place described by Corey Taylor as a "hole in the ground with buildings around it. Corey Taylor was raised by his single mother and developed a fond feeling toward classic rock as a kid. His grandmother introduced it to him. By the age of fifteen, Corey Taylor had developed a drug addiction and had overdosed on cocaine twice. Corey Taylor and his father first met when he was an adult. Taylor has had alcohol abuse problems, which his ex-wife Scarlett helped him through as well as keeping him from committing suicide. Corey Taylor told MTV that he had attempted to jump off of a balcony of the eighth floor of the Hyatt on Sunset Boulevard in 2003, but somehow his ex-wife Scarlett stopped him in 2006. In Des Moines, Iowa, Joey Jordison, Shawn Crahan, and Mick Thompson approached Corey Taylor asking him to join Slipknot. He agreeably went to one of their practices, and ended up singing in front of them. Slipknot wanted Corey Taylor to join the band becuse of his melodic vocals.