Author:Corey Taylor
'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched, vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so'
The action begins in West Des Moines, Iowa, where Corey Taylor, frontman of heavy metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, systematically set about committing each of the Seven Deadly Sins. He has picked fights with douche bags openly brandishing guns. He has set himself on fire at parties and woken up in dumpsters after cocaine binges. He lost his virginity at eleven. He got rich and famous and immersed himself in booze, women, and chaos until one day he realised, suddenly, that he didn't need any of that at all.
Now updated with a brand new chapter, Seven Deadly Sins is a brutally honest look at 'a life that could have gone horribly wrong at any turn', and the soul-searching and self-discovery it took to set it right.
Wild
—— NMEOne hell of a read
—— Classic RockA forensic, detailed and beautifully researched history of the Stone Roses.... full of new stuff
—— John HarrisFor the casual listener, or die-hard fanatic, this is a genuine masterpiece
—— What Hi-Fi? Sound & VisionThis is the one Stone Roses book fans will want to read. Copies of this superb biography will not remain on shop shelves for long
—— The BooksellerAn era-defining, definitive biography
—— QA loving and detailed biog
—— MojoCute on the machinations of the industry and internal band politics
—— The Times, Book of the WeekBrilliant... forensically put together
—— Gordon Smart , XFMThe real pleasure of his beguiling, meandering narrative is not the destination but the rococo scenery en route. ****
—— Francis Wheen , Mail on Sunday