d3v
May 18, 2017, 12:37pm
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Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, died Wednesday night, his representative told CNN.
Cornell, 52, was in Detroit performing with Soundgarden, which had embarked on a US tour in April. Brian Bumbery, his representative, called Cornell’s passing “sudden and unexpected” in a statement to CNN.
The Grammy-winning rocker had performed Wednesday night at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
Cornell began his career in the Seattle rock scene forming the band Soundgarden in 1984, which was influential in the 1990s grunge movement. The group disbanded in 1997 and released a greatest hits compilation the same year.
In 2001, Cornell joined with three former members of Rage Against the Machine to form Audioslave. Their most successful single, “Like a Stone” released in 2003.
Rocker Dave Navarro mourned the loss of Cornell, tweeting: “Such a terrible and sad loss! Thinking of his family tonight! RIP.”
Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, hanged himself, the Wayne County (Michigan) Medical Examiner's Office announced Thursday in a statement.
Damn 2017. Soundgarden and Audioslave were some of my favorite bands.
reh
May 18, 2017, 12:55pm
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Usually don’t care much about celebrities’ deaths, but damn… that one sucks. : /
No dude…no man, this is bad joke right?
These cocksuckers have a picture of fucking brad pitt on the usa today link…you for realz
d3v
May 18, 2017, 1:10pm
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Well, at least he can now jam with Prince in the big studio in the sky.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuUDRU9-HRk
d3v
May 18, 2017, 1:30pm
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Rusty Cage was probably one of my favorite songs to listen to in GTA San Andreas
The world has lost another great musician today…
d3v
May 18, 2017, 1:56pm
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Years ago, he wrote this song for a friend who passed away and played it in a band with Eddie Vedder. Probably a fitting thing to play on the day of his passing as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUb450Alpps
Tragic…Chris Cornell was one of my favorite singers.
Made great songs with Soundgarden, Audioslave, and his solo projects.
Remember jamming to Rusty Cage when I was playing Road Rash on the Saturn.
Spoonman, Blackhole Sun, Take it out on me…Cornell’s theme song for Casino Royale is my favorite Bond Song from the Daniel Craig era.
Rest in Power, Cornell.
naz
May 18, 2017, 2:32pm
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Damn… RIPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYyc5jnromA
d3v
May 18, 2017, 2:51pm
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Pictures from his final gig in Detroit before he passed away.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUOPAu5Fo4X/
At the very least, he was doing what he loved the most before he died.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWeAeWql_KY
Another thing, in that environment it also became important to always be pushing the envelope. That has gone back and forth over the years. Punk rock was the resurgence of that attitude, especially with the post-punk and indie scenes. If you weren’t doing something that someone hadn’t ever heard before, nobody wanted to listen to you. With commercial music now, whether it be pop, rock, or whatever it is, it’s so stringent. If Jimi Hendrix were to come out now with a song like “Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire,” the radio would never play it because it’s too aggressive. Too wild. That seems kind of ridiculous when you think about the fact that it’s 2011. We are more conservative about music now than we were back then. Why?
Pertho
May 18, 2017, 4:18pm
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Awful way to start the day.