SHINE ON
MAY 1 7, 201 7. It was one of the most tragic days in popular music history. In the middle of a reunion tour with Soundgarden, the groundbreaking Seattle-based band he had founded more than 30 years earlier, guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Chris Cornell was discovered dead in his hotel room from what was ruled a suicide. He was 52 years old.
Throughout his life, Cornell had struggled with substance abuse and depression, but the talented composer and lyricist managed to channel his inner demons into one of the most expressive and influential artistic voices of the modern rock era. Though mostly recognized as lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and, and made another three with Audioslave, the supergroup he co-founded with former members of Rage Against the Machine.
