Chris Cornell, Of Soundgarden & Audioslave Fame Dies Aged 52
The singer died shortly after playing a concert in Detroit on Wednesday night...
Mike PellYou can walk a million miles and get nowhere
I got no where to go ever since I came back
Just filling in the lines for the holes, and the cracks
No one knows me
No one saves me
No one loves or hates me
I've been away for too long
This place has a sṗecial kind of falling apart
Like they put the whole thing together in the dark
No one knows where the edge of the knife is
And no one knows where intelligent life is
No one knows me
No one saves me
No one loves or hates me
Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away for too long
I've been away for too long
I've been away for too long
Keyholes, through key holes
Widows through metals
I am still hiding everyone inside
Tank girls and fly guns and slippers and boots
On my way home
Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away...
Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away for too long
Chris Cornell, who shot to fame in the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave has sadly died aged 52.
In a statement given to the Assoicated Press, Cornell's representative Brian Bumbery said his wife and family were shocked at his "sudden and unexpected" death, with the singer having passed away shortly after playing a gig with Soundgarden in Detroit on Wednesday night.
The statement said the family would be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause and asked for privacy.
Cornell had been tweeting his excitement for the sold out gig just hours before his untimely death:
https://twitter.com/chriscornell/status/864995525686415360
His band, Soundgarden, was a pioneer of the grunge scene during the late 80’s and early 90’s, along with bands like Nirvana, Mudhoney and Jane’s Addiction. The heavy sound and poignant lyricism heard in songs like 'Black Hole Sun', brought a wider and more devoted audience to his genre, filling up stadiums around the world.
After their break up he went on to form the supergroup Audioslave, along with Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.
During the years, across Soundgarden, Audioslave and his solo career, Cornell won two GRAMMY Awards and was nominated for nine more including a nod for his solo outing on the Casino Royale theme 'You Don't Know Me', soundtracking Daniel Craig's first outing as James Bond.
He also won the MTV VMA for Best Rock Video for 'Black Hole Sun' with Soundgarden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnzgdBAKyJo
Tributes to the late singer have been flooding in on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/DaveNavarro/status/865114181707616256
https://twitter.com/dannyworsnop/status/865121453485764608
https://twitter.com/JimmyPage/status/865129669590384642
https://twitter.com/BillyIdol/status/865125791373287425
https://twitter.com/marklanegan/status/865126846446182400
https://twitter.com/elijahwood/status/865122339629010944
Our thoughts are with Chris' family and friends at this time. RIP.
WATCH SOUNDGARDEN'S 'BEEN AWAY TOO LONG' HERE:
You can walk a million miles and get nowhere
I got no where to go ever since I came back
Just filling in the lines for the holes, and the cracks
No one knows me
No one saves me
No one loves or hates me
I've been away for too long
This place has a sṗecial kind of falling apart
Like they put the whole thing together in the dark
No one knows where the edge of the knife is
And no one knows where intelligent life is
No one knows me
No one saves me
No one loves or hates me
Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away for too long
I've been away for too long
I've been away for too long
Keyholes, through key holes
Widows through metals
I am still hiding everyone inside
Tank girls and fly guns and slippers and boots
On my way home
Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away...
Going straight
I only ever really wanted a break
I've been away for too long
No I never really wanted to stay
I've been away for too long
Chris Cornell Through The Years
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Chris Cornell performing in Hollywood, California, USA, in 1991.[Getty] -
Performing in Hollywood, California, USA, in 1991.[Getty] -
Chris, in Soundgarden, playing Pinkpop festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands, on June 08 1992.[Getty] -
Soundgarden play the main stage of Lollapalooza festival, USA, in 1992.[Getty] -
Audioslave play at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, Saturday, December 7, 2002.[Getty] -
Chris backstage at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, December 7, 2002.[Getty] -
Audioslave play the Nassau Coliseum in New York, 13 December, 2002.[Getty] -
Soundgarden performs on stage during the 2014 Lollapalooza Brazil at Autodromo de Interlagos on April 6, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.[Getty] -
Soundgarden performs on stage during the 2014 Lollapalooza Brazil at Autodromo de Interlagos on April 6, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.[Getty] -
Soundgarden performs on stage at Fox Theater on May 3, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.[Getty] -
Chris Cornell performs at The Ryman Auditorium on October 27, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.[Getty]
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