Corey Taylor: “Chris Cornell & Chester Bennington Were Not Cowards”

“Calling them ‘cowards’ is a very immature way of looking at it,” Taylor told Loudwire when they recently caught up with the Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman.

“It’s the easy way to look at something like that because it makes you not have to face what a serious issue it is. It’s easy for someone to label it like that so they can turn their back on it and pretend that it was something that didn’t happen to them, when they’re hurting. People who fight depression are almost in a constant state of hurting.”

Taylor adds, “It is a goddamn tragedy. That does not make them cowards. I’ve even heard people recently say something to the fact of, ‘It was bound to happen. This was always going to happen.’ I’ve gotten so angry hearing that that I’ve gone on record saying, ‘You are absolutely wrong for saying that.’ Suicide should not be a foregone conclusion.”

Corey also addressed those who may be struggling with mental illness. “You’re not alone,” Taylor promises. “Not one person out there who feels that way is alone. It is important for people to know that.”