Chris Cornell Dead @ 52

Lithium93_

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/18/chris-cornell-former-soundgarden-singer-dies-aged-52?CMP=twt_gu

Man this came out of nowhere.

Mr E

Wow... RIP.

scudzilla

This was denied yesterday, said it was a hoax, now I'm hoping the news people have picked up on this hoax and it's all a load of bollocks

Itssoeasy

scudzilla wrote: »

This was denied yesterday, said it was a hoax, now I'm hoping the news people have picked up on this hoax and it's all a load of bollocks

It's apparently been confirmed by "his representative" is what all the news sites are saying.

Too Tough To Die

Balls.

RIP

sydthebeat

Damn
Way too soon!

Temple of the dog will be no more

threein99

Can't believe this, went to see him last year in the Olympia.

Ken Tucky

I hope this isn't the start of another run of great artists leaving us.

Too soon, RIP

runningbuddy

Bloody hell, that is a shocker...too young...great voice:(

marklazarcovic

Wtf , shocked

dexter647

Rip....Shocked as I was a huge fan....Amazing voice and way to soon!

fluke

Superunknown, Down on the Upside, Euphoria Morning and Audioslave's first album really got me through some tough times.

Christ this is tough.

Mushy

Gutted about this one, what a voice!

Bus Boy

RIP Chris.

brevity

Very young...such a shame. I remember listening to a lot of Soundgarden in my teens and early twenties.

RIP.

Keyzer

Wow... Just wow... genuinely shocked. RIP Chris, you had a huge influence.

beans

Listening to UltramegaOK this morning. Never gave it enough credit back in the day.

Sugarlumps

Looked ageless, presumed he'd die an old man. Snuffed out at 52, dayum.

savemejebus

What utterly horrible news. He will be sorely missed but he left us some legacy of sound.
RIP Chris

GLaDOS

Jesus, that's outta nowhere

Pinch Flat

RIP. Sound track of my twenties (and not much older than me )

Tabnabs

Just terrible news, a real icon has been lost.

david75

Just gutted. His finest moment for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TksqEIl1uxU

MayoForSam

Terrible news, he had an amazing voice, RIP Chris.

Bandana boy

Amazing voice ,arguably best actual Singer in a Rock Band of all time
This song was always my favorite of his , also possibly had the best ever Bond song with Know my Name

fluke

fluke wrote: »

Superunknown, Down on the Upside, Euphoria Morning and Audioslave's first album really got me through some tough times.

Christ this is tough.

How could I forget about Temple of the Dog, not to mention his soundtrack contributions.

PropJoe10

Gutted.

Ol' Donie

F*ck.

Ah b*llocks.

Sh*t news.

Bonzo Delaney

Bugger

Zico !

I cant believe this sh1t saw Chris a few years ago superb

Zico !

fluke wrote: »

How could I forget about Temple of the Dog, not to mention his soundtrack contributions.

His best work was on temple of the dog tbf

thegreengoblin

Really dreadful news. Devastating for his family and friends. The man was supremely talented. He had the balls to go outside his comfort zone and while it didn't always work out, he deserves huge credit for his achievements over the years.

If there's one song that encapsulates Soundgarden for me it's this one. An absolute beast of a song from an album on which they were at the zenith of their powers. Btw I'm not for one second implying that his death was a sucide, the word just happens to be in the song title. RIP Chris

Waara Rex

Very sad. Can't believe it. RIP Chris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC2GjXMk7i4

zepman

I was actually listening to "Rowing" by Soundgarden when I got a push notification on my phone about the news.

"Don't know where I'm going, I just keep on rowing."

I saw him for the first time in the Olympia last year. Unfortunately, it would also be my last...:(

I wished to see Soundgarden live some day but now it will never happen...

sham69

Lucky enough to see him live twice (solo and with soundgarden) , what an amazing talent and gifted songwriter.
Probably the best voice in rock.
Such a huge part of my teenage years, too many good tunes to mention.
Huge loss to music.
Condolences to his family and friends.
RIP Chris
Thanks for the music..
A sad sad day.

Toobz

Spent a car journey 2 days ago getting a family member into audioslave.

Too soon, RIP to one of the greatest.

colster

RIP Chris. Great Voice.

Suckit

scudzilla wrote: »

This was denied yesterday, said it was a hoax, now I'm hoping the news people have picked up on this hoax and it's all a load of bollocks

I never heard about the hoax yesterday, he tweeted 11 hours ago (7 hours ago when i first hear it, which for some reason made it seem even weirder).

https://twitter.com/chriscornell


very sad R.I.P. Amazing artist and singer.

rovers_runner

Very sad day.
All we have left now are Vedder, Homme and Grohl.
He was such an intelligent musician in the way he didn't try to change Soundgardens unique sound. When he needed solo releases he went and did it with his own slant.
Audioslave were a breath of fresh air when they came along at a time when rock was suffering with a lack of new talent post grunge.

Remember his solo warm up for Aerosmith in Marlay Park in 07 I think, his voice immaculate.
Saw Soundgarden in the point on their last visit but knew what to expect as a band, Cornell was still great as always though.

Grew up hooked on the down on the upside album, great music.

The differences between seasons/say hello to heaven and try Cobb/rusty cage show his range.
Some loss.

mcgooch

JP Liz V1

OMG RIP

david75

His wife called the hotel to get them to check on him and his body was found with something round his neck. Being reported as a possible suicide. That doesn't make much sense. I really hope it isn't that.

Grayditch

Caught completely off guard by this one.

Gizmo55

Desperately sad. Absolutely loved his voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA9vLHZFrcs

Bushmanpm

RIP dude
Tragically ironic considering that today is the 37th anniversary of Ian Curtis going

Frank Bullitt

No one should have to read news like this, probably the greatest voice in rock IMO.

Saw Audioslave twice and each time was off the charts amazing, this mans voice had it all, and it was only matched by his immense skill and presence on stage.

Properly upset about this one, iconic doesn't do him justice and he is gone too soon.

Goodnight, Chris Cornell.

fluke

Gintonious wrote: »

No one should have to read news like this, probably the greatest voice in rock IMO.

Saw Audioslave twice and each time was off the charts amazing, this mans voice had it all, and it was only matched by his immense skill and presence on stage.

Properly upset about this one, iconic doesn't do him justice and he is gone too soon.

Goodnight, Chris Cornell.

I thought about this today. I saw him twice solo, twice with Audioslave, and twice with the reformed Soundgarden. A professional with a keen sense of humour.

rovers_runner

rovers_runner wrote: »

Very sad day.
All we have left now are Vedder, Homme and Grohl.
He was such an intelligent musician in the way he didn't try to change Soundgardens unique sound. When he needed solo releases he went and did it with his own slant.
Audioslave were a breath of fresh air when they came along at a time when rock was suffering with a lack of new talent post grunge.

Remember his solo warm up for Aerosmith in Marlay Park in 07 I think, his voice immaculate.
Saw Soundgarden in the point on their last visit but knew what to expect as a band, Cornell was still great as always though.

Grew up hooked on the down on the upside album, great music.

The differences between seasons/say hello to heaven and try Cobb/rusty cage show his range.
Some loss.

Great post, sums up my own feelings and I'm sure the feelings of many fans feeling his loss today. And then there's the loss those who knew him and loved him personally are feeling, my condolences to those.

I loved his voice from the first time I heard it, it was the standard of what a rock voice should be for me and I can't see that changing. I often laughed in the past thinking that if I was born with the voice of Cornell, I'd find it hard not to just walk around singing in everyday life instead of talking.

david75 wrote: »

His wife called the hotel to get them to check on him and his body was found with something round his neck. Being reported as a possible suicide. That doesn't make much sense. I really hope it isn't that.

Whatever happened, it's a very sad end. Just like Prince last year - No matter what heights you hit in life, no matter how perfect your life is perceived to be through a lens, we're all fighting our own battle and are as likely to die alone in an elevator or a hotel room en-suite as each other.

Zico !

RIP Chris

Cunning Stunt

Suicide according to latest news. RIP

http://news.sky.com/story/soundgarden-singer-chris-cornell-killed-himself-10883262

Cunning Stunt

Cunning Stunt wrote: »

Suicide according to latest news. RIP

http://news.sky.com/story/soundgarden-singer-chris-cornell-killed-himself-10883262

Suicide according to the link and headline but don't give them the clicks , no where in that article does it say anything different to any other agency. Only in the headline does it mention "killed himself"