Chris Cornell

2022 - 5 - 18

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No one (still) sings like you anymore: Chris Cornell died five years ... (Upcoming Events – 98KUPD – Arizona's Real Rock)

Chris Cornell died five years ago today. The grunge icon, whose unmistakable voice helped define the sound of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave, ...

In January 2019, the Cornell family staged a tribute concert featuring Metallica, Foo Fighters and Miley Cyrus, among many others. Soundgarden then announced in 2010 that they were reuniting, and a new album, King Animal, dropped in 2012. After releasing one more album, 1996’s Down on the Upside, Soundgarden broke up in 1997.

Remembering the triumph and tragedy of Chris Cornell, five years ... (New York Post)

Five years after Cornell died by suicide on May 18, 2017, fans are still trying to understand why the "Black Hole Sun" singer suddenly fell into the darkest ...

And last month, Toni performed her dad’s cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U” on “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” And even after the success of Soundgarden’s 1991 breakthrough “Badmotorfinger” catapulted him from the Seattle grunge scene to rock stardom, Cornell remained a bit of a loner at heart. And by the time a reunited Soundgarden went on tour in 2017, Cornell’s dark days seemed to be well behind him. After having a bad experience smoking PCP when he was 14, Cornell suffered from severe depression and panic disorder as a teenager. Five years after the “Black Hole Sun” singer’s death, fans are still trying to understand why Cornell suddenly fell into the darkest of places. Indeed, in a 2015 interview, Cornell said he planned on rocking well into his golden years: “I would look at older blues musicians who just keep going into their 70s.

Chris Cornell honored on 5th anniversary of his death: See tributes ... (ABC News)

15-year-old Toni Cornell transformed the group's dark grunge classic into a haunting ballad. Buda Mendes/Getty Images. Soundgarden ...

You have eternity." "You have love. You have peace.

Soundgarden Members + Vicky Cornell Pay Tribute to Chris Cornell ... (Loudwire)

In the five years since his death, numerous tributes have praised the rock icon, including other prior separate memorials from the Soundgarden members and Vicky ...

You have eternity. You have peace. You have love.

Vicky Cornell Honors Late Husband Chris on Fifth Anniversary ... (PEOPLE.com)

Chris Cornell's wife Vicky is honoring his legacy on the fifth anniversary since his shocking and unexpected death at age 52.

We love you more than anyones loved anyone in the history of loving…Forever and ever…all the time." "My father suffered from a disease that runs in our family; both his parents were alcoholics," she told PEOPLE at the time. In our lifetime everything has a last time- but in the moment, you never know it will be the last time- till you are looking back." He walks like you, sits like you and has your humor and wit. She continued, "I've seen the quote 'you never know when the last time will be the last time' and that rings way too true. Christopher just turned 16 and just like you were-he is the consummate gentleman.

Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell release touching statements on fifth ... (Louder)

Widow Vicky and Soundgarden release touching statements on five year anniversary of Chris Cornell's death.

In our lifetime everything has a last time - but in the moment, you never know it will be the last time - till you are looking back. Thank you for stepping up in the darkest of times & thank you for helping keep Chris’s memory and spirit alive- so keep playing it loud! Thank you for loving him so much that through that love for Chris you have loved us too. You have love. "To all of his fans - please know he loved you as much as you love him. The last time he’d wave goodbye to us from the car.

SOUNDGARDEN And VICKY CORNELL Pay Tribute To CHRIS ... (BLABBERMOUTH.NET)

Chris Cornell's widow and his former bandmates in SOUNDGARDEN have paid tribute to the singer on the fifth anniversary of his death. Chris was found hanged ...

"This has left me and my family still looking for answers, but at the same time, set off this whirlwind of conspiracies," Vicky told the paper. "There were a few minor difficulties [early] in the show that I felt adjusted themselves within a few songs," Thayil said of Cornell's performance. "They say, 'He couldn’t have killed himself; he's got fans and people love him.' But that doesn't change what's going on inside his head." In our lifetime everything has a last time- but in the moment, you never know it will be the last time- till you are looking back. "If you told me before he went on the stage that fateful night, the night would end this way-I would never have believed you. It was his final show, his final performance- but nobody knew it at the time.