Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornellis an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as former lead vocalist and songwriter for the supergroup Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth20 July 1964
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.
When I was maybe nine years old, I listened to the entire Beatles catalogue, non-stop, for about a year,
I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels like to be depressed. On the other hand, I also know what it feels like to have money, to be successful, to be independent, but I can tell you that money and success never solve your problems.
I don't get in there and create a character. It's more of a voice that I hear living inside the music.
And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.
And I'm lost behind The words I'll never find And I'm left behind As seasons roll on by
The words you say never live up to the words in your head.
I'm not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that's more what entertainment and music should be.
We want to have the next record filled up with songs that were performed for people before they were done in studio.
There's a lot of music that I don't like.
I think the concept of commercials, for example, I have had offers to do songs in different commercials, and it is not what I have liked.
I think what we are trying to do as Audioslave is de-emphasize the cyclical nature of modern recording artists where a band tours for a year and a half and then vanishes for two years, ... What we'd like to do is make records and tour. Write music, tour, record, tour. Keep it all going all at once like bands did in the '70s. Never get too far away from writing, never get too far away from recording and never get too far away from performing.
I will say Soundgarden if Audioslave draws a blank stare. I'm not beyond that.
Rock will always have CBGB, whether it's open or closed, ... It will just naturally be replaced by something else.