Seven Deadly Sins Review - by William Horton
Corey Taylors new book “Seven Deadly Sins”. Most that recognize the name will know him as the lead singer for hard rock band Slipknot. Very few will recognize him as a modern philosopher. Yet in his book, part autobiography, part religious observation, and part wild rambling, he is espousing a real and concrete view on our world and lives. Organized around the Christian belief of seven deadly sins and vaguely chronologic in his life, he has shared with us his humiliations and ecstasies as he “mistaked “ his way (and got very lucky) to reach the point he now holds.
I don’t think I will be giving much away to say that Corey has sampled all of the sins described. I don’t want to glamorize some the excesses of his live but he states very clearly that is the road he traveled not always of which he is proud.
It was well written in a stream of conscience sort of way. Meaning it meandered a bit. For a man that gained the world’s attention by screaming, he has an eloquent way of expressing ideas. It is at times vulgar, but usually to make a point not simply for vulgarity’s sake. If his life was just as he states it, it is a miracle that he is sane. That being relative judgment obviously. It contains much humor. Mark Twain would approve. It is a bit narcissistic but perhaps it’s justified. It also asks one simple thing of its reader, Think For Yourself. Laying out his reasoning, making his case and coming to his conclusions, he is compelling. Do I agree with everything he has said? No. His life is not mine. Do I respect what he had to say? Hell yes.
It was easy and enjoyable to read. If you like his music, you owe it to yourself to read his book. If you hate his music, you owe it to yourself to read his book. It is the sort of book that anyone would benefit from reading. At the very least, don’t make his mistakes. Go out and make your own.
