Rock Artist Chris Cornell Dead at 52

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Chris Cornell gained fame as the lead singer to the grunge band*Soundgarden*and later with Audioslave.

Brian Bumbery, Cornell's representative, released a statement to NPR on the singer's death:

"Chris Cornell passed away late last night in Detroit, MI. His wife Vicky and family were shocked to learn of his sudden and unexpected passing, and they will be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause. They would like to thank his fans for their continuous love and loyalty and ask that their privacy be respected at this time."

Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Hiro Yamamoto — it went on to become one of the biggest bands of the 1990s grunge movement.

Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains were other bands to come out of the Northwestern grunge-rock scene at about the same time.

Soundgarden found a place on mainstream radio with the album*Superunknown, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Record in 1995.

Cornell pursued a solo career after Soundgarden broke up in 1997.

In 2001, Cornell joined Audioslave and the band released three albums — disbanding in 2007.

Later, Cornell and Soundgarden reunited and in 2012 released the band's sixth studio album,*King Animal.

NPR's Rachel Martin talked to Cornell in 2015. At the time he had just released a solo album called*Higher Truth.

"In the interview that aired on*Weekend Sunday, Martin noted Cornell was still recording with Soundgarden, and asked if he needed the band and the solo projects to make the whole?

" 'I would*live*without both parts,' Cornell answered. 'But it's a lot more satisfying to have them. It's great to still be having new experiences with the same group of guys — because we invented a band together, and kind of co-invented a genre of music. Being able to come back and experience being a band together at a different time in our lives has been really rewarding, but it's also just really nice to still share some part of my life with these people that have been so important to it.' "

Cornell, who was on tour in Detroit at the time of his death, was 52.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...nger-of-soundgarden-and-audioslave-dies-at-52
 

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Just performed with Soundgarden in Detroit hours before his death.

Rumors on Twitter have Detroit PD investigating his death as a suicide.

Great talent lost.
 

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Holy shit. I met him in person for approximately two minutes when I was still in HS. Then I got casually kicked out of the place. Not even an interesting story.

RIP.
 

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Hated that voice. Hated that band.

But RIP.
 

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That sucks. I will never forget 90s rock. When the genre starts losing members, I get really sad.
 

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Did anyone like the band he formed with the members of Rage Against The Machine?

[video=youtube_share;vVXIK1xCRpY]https://youtu.be/vVXIK1xCRpY[/video]
 

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Wow. RIP.
 

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Suicide sucks.
Wasn't into Soundgarden, but I know he was good at what he did.
Saw them open for Nine Inch Nails a couple of years ago and they were solid.

For those that enjoy him, spin some of their tunes today.
 

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No one deserves to lose the ones they love.
Suicide sucks.
Wasn't into Soundgarden, but I know he was good at what he did.
Saw them open for Nine Inch Nails a couple of years ago and they were solid.

For those that enjoy him, spin some of their tunes today.

Might want to steer clear of this one, though.

[video=youtube_share;f8nkHrv_4Mg]https://youtu.be/f8nkHrv_4Mg[/video]
 

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Not even an interesting story.

I will raise the ante then.

A strange series of events led me to befriend a guitar player named Steve Turner.

(I was banging his cousin)

Which also led to a stranger set of events where I took a shit paying job in Seattle at some local record company called Sub Pop in the late 80's.

So Steve introduced me to Kim and Hiro because we all went to the same grade school in suburban Chicago. Kim's mom was even my third grade teacher. So I met Chris later at a show they did. Was not a huge fan, but the stuff they were doing then was pretty obnoxious compared to what they became with the major labels.

They recorded some stuff at Sub Pop while I worked there and once caught Chris sitting on a couch playing an acoustic guitar and singing a David Bowie song. So much more impressive than the kid screaming his lungs out at that shitty bar last month. In fact, a lot of us there told him his should sing more often.

(You're welcome, Soundgarden Fans)
 

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Just an example of really early Soundgarden.

[video=youtube;y7mY-1VvLWc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7mY-1VvLWc[/video]
 

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So Steve introduced me to Kim and Hiro because we all went to the same grade school in suburban Chicago. Kim's mom was even my third grade teacher.

Park Forest area, no? I feel like Kim Thail was a Rich East guy.
 

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This is a bummer. I grew up listening to Soundgarden. He had an unique voice unlike no others.

One of the only songs on my phone is called Pretty Noose... Odd.
 

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This definitely makes "The Lame List" or "What's Weak this Week"
 

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Everyone talking about Soundgarden and Audioslave today. I thought his best stuff was Temple of the Dog. But I'm a contrarian twat so this shouldn't be surprising.

RIP. Way too young.
 

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