Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman, and solo artist Corey Taylor has shared a new video to social media addressing fans’ concerns over his well-being after he canceled most of his solo headline dates booked for early 2024. Following an announcement that he was canceling his solo dates in North America to take a break and focus on his mental and physical health and spend time with his family, Taylor revealed a few short weeks later that he plans to go ahead with a short run of four shows in Asia between late March and early April. Slipknot has tour dates booked at festivals such as Sick New World and Welcome to Rockville, as well as a 25th anniversary tour in celebration of Slipknot’s debut album release in 1999. Stone Sour is presently on a lengthy hiatus.

In a video posted to his Instagram, Taylor responded to the Internet chatter, saying (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net): “Hey everybody, Corey Taylor here. Where do I even start?

“I decided to make this video in response to a lot of the feedback that came out after I announced that I would be carrying on with my Southeast Asia run. Originally, that was supposed to be mentioned in the statement that I released relating to my mental health lapse.

“The truth of the matter is I understand why so many of you are upset, and I’m just gonna break it down for you,” he continued. “I, over the last year, have had a complete and utter breakdown of boundaries, mental health, ego, entitlement, the whole nine yards, culminating in a very, very real, very near relapse that I kind of don’t recognize myself.

“So, again, I wanted to address this and just tell people that I needed time to reset, I needed time to start working on my heart and my mind and get straight. The reason I’m keeping the Southeast Asia run, it’s literally four shows, it’s literally a week. I’m gonna see how I do with that and just take it day by day, basically. I’m working on self-care right now, getting the help that I need and surrounding myself with my family.

“So, to everyone concerned with me, thank you very much. I appreciate it. To everyone who’s upset, I hope this answers any of your questions. I’m just doing the best for me right now. And it’s a long road and I don’t know what’s at the end of it, but I look forward to it. I have gratitude for it, and I hope you can show me some patience. Thank you.”

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