Corey Taylor Quotes

A great song is a great song.

A great song is one that is around even when I'm not.

I want to write music that will outlive me.

I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.

A good song gathers the years in. It's why you can sing it with such conviction 40 years after it's been written.

My songs are classics.

Songs remain. They last...A song can last long after the events and the people in it are dust and dreams and gone. That's the power of songs.

I have a whole lot of songs.

Songs don't wear out. Good songs are good now. If they were a comfort during those hard times in the past, they'll be a comfort in today's age.

The thing of playin' and singin' never bothered me.

There are songs that I have to play!

There's just a natural human element to a great song that feels immediately satisfying. I like the song to create a mood.

Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it.

To me, a song is a song when you can sit in a room and just sing it from end to end.

To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it or get a great idea and you want to write it.

If I had my choice, I'd pick a song that tells a story every time. There is a great deal of pleasure in doing the vocal on a number that you can put feeling into.

I want to make music that stands the test of time.

Music, not sex, got me aroused.

It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.

There's not a note of mine that's worth the noting.

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.

Music is an important part of my writing process.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

It's really not the genre for me, or the venue, it's the writing.

A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life.