Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor learned a “very, very, very expensive lesson” after investing in supplying fish to pet stores.
We could spend hours reeling off the many projects Corey Taylor has undertaken in his life – from music, to books, to movies, to TV appearances. But, until today, we were totally unaware that 'pet store investor' was also on that list.
In an amusing and very insightful new video for Men's Health, the Slipknot frontman opened up about some of the stranger things he's spent his money on over the years – including paying a whopping $10,000 on DVDs and a DVD player after getting his first big pay cheque. Yes, really.
"Having grown up poor, when you get money for the first time nobody walks you through what to do with it, so you just kind of explode," he explains.
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Even more bizarre than however many hundreds of discs came from that purchase, though, is the time a "a relative of mine convinced me to invest in pet stores, in supplying pets – fish – for pet stores around the area," Corey says. "And that was a lot."
After "drugs got involved", the musician reveals grimly that "not only did the entire operation get seized, almost all the animals died".
To make matters worse, Corey was seemingly unaware of how tax worked and that "you were supposed to set stuff aside for taxes". His "really great accountant" sorted everything out in the end, but, he concludes, "Basically, it was a very, very, very expensive lesson."
Unsurprisingly, the 46-year-old has made some brilliantly geeky (and much more sensible) purchases in his life, too – from a George Lucas-signed Boba Fett helmet, to a Spider-Man pinball machine. We assume they've both been much more enjoyable buys than the pet store…
Watch the full interview below:
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