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Chris Cornell (Audioslave, Soundgarden) has died

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Bandit1

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I just finished Higher Truth today, really like that album, I'd put it right behind Euphoria Mo(u)rning in regard to his solo albums. So I guess that makes practically Chris' entire discography I've gone through since he passed. What an amazing career, and what a loss. It still hurts. One thing that's impressive to me is that over close to thirty years and throughout Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave, and his solo albums, as I look through the booklets that come with the CDs, reading the lyrics and all, how many times in the song credits it will say - Music: Cornell / Lyrics: Cornell
I mean it seems like almost ninety percent of all these songs were written by him. And then of course his unmistakable voice, and I just really think the man is underrated in the music world.

I ordered the Badmotorfinger 25th anniversary super deluxe box set because I didn't know how long it would be around, supposed to be here tomorrow. Should be cool to listen to the outtakes and live tracks. Honestly I feel like I could just start all over and listen to all his music again.
 
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Bandit1

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AlphaSnake said:
Crying before going to sleep. Great...

I don't think I will get over this death for quite some time. It really bothers me that he is not on this earth anymore.
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Yeah it's strange to me to think that he's not out there somewhere playing music. Soundgarden was scheduled to be at Rocklahoma a few days ago which is just about an hour from me. I remember being really pumped when the local radio station announced it, but then I got busy and never made any arrangements, then of course this happened.

Also I have to say it's cool to know that you are a fan of his, knowing you from the auto thread. I've seen you post in here quite a bit and thought about saying something to you but kind of felt awkward about it under the circumstances, just being like "hey, I know you!" But I don't know, it just seems like most of the people I know didn't know who Chris Cornell was, and it kind of does me good to see a "familiar face" I guess. I don't know, just saying I feel your pain and I'm glad to see we have something else in common.

*bro hug*
 
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AlphaSnake

...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Bandit1 said:
Yeah it's strange to me to think that he's not out there somewhere playing music. Soundgarden was scheduled to be at Rocklahoma a few days ago which is just about an hour from me. I remember being really pumped when the local radio station announced it, but then I got busy and never made any arrangements, then of course this happened.

Also I have to say it's cool to know that you are a fan of his, knowing you from the auto thread. I've seen you post in here quite a bit and thought about saying something to you but kind of felt awkward about it under the circumstances, just being like "hey, I know you!" But I don't know, it just seems like most of the people I know didn't know who Chris Cornell was, and it kind of does me good to see a "familiar face" I guess. I don't know, just saying I feel your pain and I'm glad to see we have something else in common.

*bro hug*
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Hey man, yeah. I hear you. I mentioned this many hundreds of posts ago, but Chris Cornell meant a lot to me, man. I've been here for 17 years - and most of my avatars on this forum were probably Chris Cornell, as funny as that may sound or to use as some kind of metric. But Audioslave and Soundgarden got me through a lot of my final days of high school and early college when I was still sort of...trying to figure shit out. I didn't like everything he put out, but anything that rocked and was loud, got a lot of play from me. And even until this day, it still does.

Losing him is like losing a part of my late teens - a time in my life that I wasn't really happy with a lot of stuff. But I was always happy to hear that voice during late night drives or early morning train rides to school. Or learning Audioslave songs when I started to play the guitar. I'd watch the music videos on MuchMusic and just be enamored: "look at this fucking shirtless rock God just belting away with the guys from Rage!" And when SG got back together, they released Black Rain, and I loved it. Some people were down on it, but I thought it was a fantastic track and was happy they released it and remastered it after all that time sitting in a vault.
 
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Bandit1

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AlphaSnake said:
Hey man, yeah. I hear you. I mentioned this many hundreds of posts ago, but Chris Cornell meant a lot to me, man. I've been here for 17 years - and most of my avatars on this forum were probably Chris Cornell, as funny as that may sound or to use as some kind of metric. But Audioslave and Soundgarden got me through a lot of my final days of high school and early college when I was still sort of...trying to figure shit out. I didn't like everything he put out, but anything that rocked and was loud, got a lot of play from me. And even until this day, it still does.

Losing him is like losing a part of my late teens - a time in my life that I wasn't really happy with a lot of stuff. But I was always happy to hear that voice during late night drives or early morning train rides to school. Or learning Audioslave songs when I started to play the guitar. I'd watch the music videos on MuchMusic and just be enamored: "look at this fucking shirtless rock God just belting away with the guys from Rage!" And when SG got back together, they released Black Rain, and I loved it. Some people were down on it, but I thought it was a fantastic track and was happy they released it and remastered it after all that time sitting in a vault.
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Yeah, my story with Chris is pretty similar. Started paying more attention to music in high school and the radio station I listened to was playing Revelations and Original Fire off the last Audioslave album quite a bit. Ended up buying that album and their first album soon after. Then at some point I realized that the singer of this band is the same guy that sings Spoonman, Fell on Black Days, and Black Hole Sun. So I went and got Superunknown and then Badmotorfinger a while later. Went off to college and sort of became pretty isolated. New town, new people and I didn't care about any of it, I felt like I just wanted to be left alone. But somehow I just really related to his music and lyrics. At a time when I was thinking to myself "nobody gets it" I felt like he did. I ended up staying in my dorm a lot and buying the rest of the Soundgarden CDs I didn't have and listened to them quite a bit. Then Telephantasm came out right about the time I decided to go ahead and drop out. Funny that you mention Black Rain, because I remember driving back home with all my stuff loaded down in my T/A and blasting that song on the way. I love that track too.

I got to see him live in 2007 after Audioslave broke up and he was touring under his name. I was 16 and probably didn't know half of his material at the time. I was pretty close to the stage on the right side and at one point during the performance Chris came over to that side and for a few seconds he looked me right in the eye. I'll always remember that. I just wish I had known as much of his music then as I do now. Always hoped to see Soundgarden after they got back together but never did.
 
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PillarEN

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From Chris's brother, Peter: https://www.facebook.com/petercorne...123498536532/1382123255203223/?type=3&theater

"FRIENDS;
It's been difficult to put words together. My heart is broken. Chris was always just my brother. We just "were". No pretense. No dog and pony show. We didn't have to get deep all the time. Sometimes we only needed to just be in the same room and just be present. That was enough.

It wasn't until this week, it really hit me how he belonged to the world. That he is an icon and a legend. That being said, I am so sorry to YOU for your loss. Artists, actors, musicians. We rely on these people to lift us up. To inspire us and distract us in times of trouble. Chris protected us when we needed him to. His one of a kind-ness surrounded us like a suit of armor. He was a warrior and a wizard. A howling wolf and a trusted mentor.

My brother gave freely of his gifts and it was never a struggle. He kept himself from the saturation of celebrity in such a humble way. The power and anger and passion of my brother's music was always genuine, original and legitimate. He was the powerful, sensitive, fragile, angry, mystical creature that will exist forever in his body of work. And he did it for ALL of us. Giving it away. Leaving all on the stage or in the recordings that will keep him immortal.

I will never wrap my head around his passing. I've been in shock since I heard the news. I can't and won't let him go.

Please know, with all the humility I can muster from the depths of a pulverized heart, I THANK EACH OF YOU for your kindness and condolences. THANK YOU for finding me through YOUR tears.

Hold your brothers close.
Much Love!

PC

The first time and the last time we were together."

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Bandit1

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PillarEN said:
From Chris's brother, Peter: https://www.facebook.com/petercorne...123498536532/1382123255203223/?type=3&theater

"FRIENDS;
It's been difficult to put words together. My heart is broken. Chris was always just my brother. We just "were". No pretense. No dog and pony show. We didn't have to get deep all the time. Sometimes we only needed to just be in the same room and just be present. That was enough.

It wasn't until this week, it really hit me how he belonged to the world. That he is an icon and a legend. That being said, I am so sorry to YOU for your loss. Artists, actors, musicians. We rely on these people to lift us up. To inspire us and distract us in times of trouble. Chris protected us when we needed him to. His one of a kind-ness surrounded us like a suit of armor. He was a warrior and a wizard. A howling wolf and a trusted mentor.

My brother gave freely of his gifts and it was never a struggle. He kept himself from the saturation of celebrity in such a humble way. The power and anger and passion of my brother's music was always genuine, original and legitimate. He was the powerful, sensitive, fragile, angry, mystical creature that will exist forever in his body of work. And he did it for ALL of us. Giving it away. Leaving all on the stage or in the recordings that will keep him immortal.

I will never wrap my head around his passing. I've been in shock since I heard the news. I can't and won't let him go.

Please know, with all the humility I can muster from the depths of a pulverized heart, I THANK EACH OF YOU for your kindness and condolences. THANK YOU for finding me through YOUR tears.

Hold your brothers close.
Much Love!

PC

The first time and the last time we were together."
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Wow, really amazing of him to acknowledge the fans at such a personal and tragic time for himself. My heart goes out to him. It seems like they were on good terms, so I'm glad for that.
 
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PillarEN

Member
Overdosing on it can lead to a terrible side effect for a depressed person. I suppose blame can be placed on the doctor who decides if that medication is right for their patient or not. though I don't know if the FDA should be blamed. The drug has been in the States for 40 years and is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorazepam
 
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C4Lukins

Junior Member
This still sucks for me because Cornell seemed to have it together more then most of his peers.

Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave. a couple of really good solo albums.

He just seemed to be the most together when it comes to his peers.

You never can tell. The demons that lurk under the surface.
 
Vigilant Walrus

Vigilant Walrus

Member
I wasn't a passionate listener. I've never listened to Temple of the Dog and only fucked around a little with the mainstream singles of Soundgarden and Audioslave, but I always respected and liked the man, and his voice.


He provided backdrop for two of my favorite moments in all of cinema history.


Casino Royale; It's 10 years old now, but at the time I had never (and still haven't) seen such an established franchise reinvent itself in that manner. It was absolutely incredible. You Know My Name was an incredible song, and one which between the line implied that all the naysayers could go fuck themselves if they had a problem with the casting choice. It was a new beginning.


Collateral; The movie itself is fantastic, but the scene with "shadow of the sun" of incredible by itself. Just look how much story, character development and symbolism that is in this scene. Mann is a master of montages, and he manages here to take this song and make it into it's own self contained story.



I never followed his solo career but its only a few months ago that I heard podcasts mocking some of his solo projects. I don't know what that was about.
 
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LakeEarth

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I actually visited his grave on my LA trip. People already there talking about his music, lots of flowers, a signed guitar. He's right next to Johnny Ramone, who was apparently one of his idols. He's in the "Garden of Legends" section, and someone taped a piece of paper that says "Sound" on the top of it, which was very cool.

Also saw Anton Yelchin's mom fixing the flowers on his grave. Luckily my wife realized who she was and stopped me from approaching and being accidentally disrespectful.
 
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