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Corey Taylor has taken to Instagram in response to recent social media comments on the Slipknot singer’s recent North American solo tour cancellation. The trek was in continuation to promote his sophomore solo effort, CMF2. Earlier this month, Taylor decided to scrap his solo North American trek to focus on his mental and physical health while spending time with his family. Fans appeared conflicted, seeing his tour in Asia was still on for late March and early April; unsure why that wasn’t canceled either. The overall decision led to confusion among some fans, prompting Taylor to clarify the situation in his recent video message shared on Instagram.
In the video, Taylor expressed:
“Hey everybody, Corey Taylor here. Where do I even start? I decided to make this video in response to a lot of the feedback that came out after I announced that I would be carrying on with my Southeast Asia run. Originally, that was supposed to be mentioned in the statement that I released relating to my mental health lapse.
The truth of the matter is I understand why so many of you are upset, and I’m just gonna break it down for you,” he continued. “I, over the last year, have had a complete and utter breakdown of boundaries, mental health, ego, entitlement, the whole nine yards, culminating in a very, very real, very near relapse that I kind of don’t recognize myself.
So, again, I wanted to address this and just tell people that I needed time to reset, I needed time to start working on my heart and my mind and get straight. The reason I’m keeping the Southeast Asia run, it’s literally four shows, it’s literally a week. I’m gonna see how I do with that and just take it day by day, basically. I’m working on self-care right now, getting the help that I need and surrounding myself with my family.
So, to everyone concerned with me, thank you very much. I appreciate it. To everyone who’s upset, I hope this answers any of your questions. I’m just doing the best for me right now. And it’s a long road and I don’t know what’s at the end of it, but I look forward to it. I have gratitude for it, and I hope you can show me some patience. Thank you.”
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