Hi everyone. Today is a sad day for music fans. Lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave Chris Cornell was found dead in his Detroit hotel room just hours after a show. According to Rolling Stone, Cornell was found on his hotel bathroom floor. Detroit Police are investigating his death and ruling it a possible suicide. Cornell was 52. He leaves behind a wife and three children.
Soundgarden’s music takes me back to my teenage years. I grew up listening to hits like “Black Hole Sun” and “Spoonman” in the early 90’s. It was one of those CDs I had on repeat often. Both songs won Grammy Awards. The hits were on their 1994 break though album, Superunknown. The album was number one on the Billboard Top 200 in March 1994. Superunknown also went quintuple platinum status in the U.S. It’s listed as number 336 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A. He said, “Soundgarden is pumped and primed on Superunknown, and they deliver the goods.” He praised it as a “hard-rock milestone-a boiling vat of volcanic power, record-making smarts and ’90s anomie and anxiety that sets a new standard for anything called metal.” Rest in Peace Chris Cornell, you will be missed by many worldwide.
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I understand the grief, the shock, and also the disappointment that you cannot see him live anymore. I am so sorry 💖💖
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😢 Yes I agree. Thank you for your comment.
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Rest in Peace ❤️ even though I’m older I loved this 🎶 it’s so sad . Too young 😢
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Yes it is 😢
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It’s always sad when an entertainer dies…especially one who “gives back.” 😥
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His bands were popular in the 90’s and early 2000s. I grew up listening to them as a teenager. I would’ve liked seeing him live. 😢
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Very young and even more tragic, therefore. I have to confess that I am not aware that I ever heard of him.
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Rip. I read he gave back to the needy as well. Not my genre of music really, but a good man will always be missed. My heart goes out to those feeling his loss.
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