Corey Taylor

Image from @coreytaylor Instagram account

 



Corey Taylor is an amazing talent. Taylor is the lead singer and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour - two multi-platinum rock bands. Both Stone Sour and Slipknot have been nominated for several Grammy awards. Slipknot won a "Best Metal Performance" Grammy in 2006 for "Before I Forget."   Corey also lends his killer vocals to other bands. He guested on Dave Grohl's Sound City album and documentary (love the song "From Can to Can't"), on Korn's single,"A Different World, " and most recently with Code Orange. The new Stone Sour two-disk 'HYDROGRAD Deluxe Edition' will be available August 31. It features unreleased covers, b-sides, live recordings and alternate versions of songs from the album.

Corey is the author of three best selling books: Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good ,  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven, and You’re Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left. Taylor also occasionally acts. You may have caught him in a Doctor Who episode and a Sharknado movie! He is currently on tour with Stone Sour and is working on a new Slipknot album.

What are Corey Taylor's favorite books?

A fan recently asked Corey that on last week's Kerrang! Magazine live Q&A with Corey.  Corey's favorite fiction book of all time  is The Stand (unabridged version) by Stephen King. His favorite non-fiction book is Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain which is an oral history of punk rock. Corey also won Kerrang!'s LEGEND award last week.

You can like Corey on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and Instagram!

Take a listen to Song #3. It's so good.

Jenna Fischer

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Jenna Fischer is, of course, everyone's favorite receptionist from The Office.  I enjoyed seeing her again on my TV on Splitting Up Together with Oliver Hudson. Cute show that I am really glad was renewed for another season! Did you know that she is also an author?  The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide was released in November!  Her book  "spells out the nuts and bolts of getting established in the profession, based on her own memorable and hilarious experiences." (blurb from amazon.com)

And of course Jenna is a philanthropist, too. Sales from Jenna's "The Finer Things Club" benefit  Miry's List and Donate Life. Check out the fun merch here!

What is Jenna Fischer reading?

 

Jenna captioned "Summertime reading" on one of her latest Instagram posts.  Someone asked what she was reading. Her answer, "I finished This is How It Always Is! SO GOOD! Now onto In Order to Live...amazing so far."



You can like Jenna on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Mark Tremonti

 



Mark Tremonti is one of the greatest guitarists ever. Mark was lead guitar in the popular rock band,  Creed and currently lead guitar in hard rock band, Alter Bridge. He is also lead vocals and guitar in his heavier solo band, Tremonti.  Tremonti's next album, A Dying Machine, drops tomorrow! Mark is also writing a sci-fi novel of the same name to go along with his concept album. Multitalented man. Check out Tremonti tour dates here.

Tremonti is an avid reader so I recently asked him on Twitter what his current read was.

What is Mark Tremonti reading?

 

Tremonti responded, "Getting back to finishing 'The Dark Tower.'"

 

The Dark Tower, is of course the novel by Stephen King.

 

You can follow Mark on Twitter, like him on Facebook and Instagram!

 

 

Listen to Tremonti's latest video, "Take You With Me"  below, or click here to watch him cover Metallica on a Hello Kitty guitar! ;)