Corey Taylor Talks Jim Root's Dismissal from Stone Sour, Says Things Were 'Awkward' in Slipknot for Awhile

"It was awkward at first," Taylor told Loaded Radio about working with Root in Slipknot after he parted ways with Stone Sour, Blabbermouth notes. "But the more we've talked and we've hung out and the more we've seen the success of the [Slipknot] album kind of burgeon, that takes a lot of the pressure off.

"And I think it's kind of helped him see that it was the right decision. He just seems happier in Slipknot. And that was one of the reasons why we kind of had to go our separate ways, because at the end of the day, with all due respect to Jim, I just want him to be happy, and for the longest time it just seemed like he wasn't happy. And it just made the most sense to try and cut those... do what we had to do to make sure that both bands could still exist."

The guitarist spoke to TeamRock recently about the split with Stone Sour is and he didn't sound too okay with it.

"I spent 12 years helping that band, writing songs for that band and doing things for them," he said. "When people conspire and turn their back on you because you have a bigger obligation to get to, it's a little bit like, 'Well, I guess that's that.' . . . If people are going to make decisions like that for their career, I honestly would rather get on the life raft and get away from that sinking ship."

Stone Sour's Meanwhile in Burbank album is due out late next year. Slipknot is currently on tour behind their new release, which came out in October.

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Slipknot, Stone Sour, Corey Taylor, Jim Root