Rocker Chris Cornell has died at age 52

Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative.

Cornell, who had been on tour, died Wednesday night in Detroit, Brian Bumbery said in a statement to The Associated Press.

Bumbery called the death "sudden and unexpected" and said his wife and family were shocked by it. The statement said the family would be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause and asked for privacy.
Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden has died aged 52.

With his powerful, nearly four-octave vocal range, Cornell was one of the leading voices of the 1990s grunge movement with Soundgarden, which emerged as one of the biggest bands out of Seattle's emerging music scene, joining the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.

Formed in 1984 by Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Hiro Yamamoto, Soundgarden's third studio album, Badmotorfinger, in 1991 spawned enormously popular singles Jesus Christ Pose, Rusty Cage and Outshined that received regular play on alternative rock radio stations.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/mu ... -at-age-52

Another rock legend gone.....

in tribute one of my favorite openings to any song....

this news sucks! love soundgarden, saw them in 2012

I know I'm headed for the bottom
But I'm riding you all the way...

Fuck me all that Seattle scene are kicking out early Eddy Vedder is one of the last singer standing. Was listening to Soundgarden back in the late 80's when I was starting to shift off metal. Soundgarden and Alice and Chains are two of my favorite bands, Cornell had a killer voice - rip

Reports coming out this morning that he took his own life (hung himself).

I have friends who know him and his family. They say no way, he had no history of depression.


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So the medical examiner is talking bollocks?


''Chris Cornell, the powerful, dynamic singer whose band Soundgarden was one of the architects of grunge music, died on Wednesday night in Detroit hours after the band had performed there. He was 52.

The death was a suicide by hanging, the Wayne County medical examiner’s office said in a statement released on Thursday afternoon. It said a full autopsy had not yet been completed.''

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/arts ... .html?_r=0

Mojo wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 10:00 am I have friends who know him and his family. They say no way, he had no history of depression.


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the thing with depression is that most suffer in silence...
most families dont know until its too late

Chris Cornell: Doctor sued over Soundgarden star's 2017 death
1 hour ago, 2 Nov 2018
The widow of US singer Chris Cornell is suing his doctor, accusing him of overprescribing drugs that ultimately led to his death in 2017.

Vicki Cornell alleges that Dr Robert Koblin "negligently and repeatedly" prescribed the singer "dangerous mind-altering controlled substances".

Cornell was found in a Detroit hotel room and his death was ruled a suicide.

Traces of several drugs were found in his body - but a coroner's report said the drugs were not a cause of death.

Cornell was the lead vocalist of Soundgarden band. He died aged 52.
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