After the realization he was heading toward self-destruction sank in, Corey Taylor received the chance to get out of the trailer park and further away from the bad influences. He moved in with his grandmother in Des Moines, Iowa, to start afresh. While Taylor did his best to quit his drug habits and to renew his love for music, it wasn’t always easy. He revealed to Revolver that he found himself homeless on several occasions because of the disagreements between him and his grandmother, who wasn’t going to let him do what he wanted under her roof. Taylor admitted he didn’t do himself any favors with his attitude either.
“I spent a lot of time on the streets,” he said. “I remember walking up and down Park Avenue on the south side of Des Moines, with a trash bag full of clothes and a 20-ouncer of Mountain Dew and a cigarette, just killing enough time until I could beg a floor to squat on from a friend. I still tried to go to school on top of that, but because my life was so gnarly, I just couldn’t get it together.”
In 2018, Taylor’s grandmother died. Taking to his Instagram account, the singer posted a heartfelt tribute and credited her for raising and teaching him important lessons about life that he’s carried with him into adulthood.
