Chris Cornell died

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I saw him at Nottingham Rock City (I think, def. Nottingham) about ... well, quite a few years ago. Probably around 2007 or so. And he was amazing. It's a really small venue, which probably helped, but the charisma came off the guy in waves. No support, must've been a 2.5-3 hour set, covered everything from the really early stuff (which I didn't know), through Soundgarden onwards. Shame he didn't do Steel Rain, but he really could sing.

Contrary to most, I do like Audioslave, though Morello's guitar widdling can get a bit much. Last Remaining Light though? Wow.

 

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Truthfully I've been a bit worried when the news came out that he hung himself, especially after his family have been trying to refute the suicide report and the fact that he didn't seem to give any indication that he was suicidal. If anyone is familiar with INXS will notice similarities between his death and Michael Hutchence. If that is indeed how he died, then it would put the family in a hard spot between trying to disprove the idea of him being unhappy and on the edge to him dying accidentally in an embarrassing way. Of course this is all a big theory on my part, so take it with a grain of salt.

My mother-in-law knew the maid that discovered his body and the reported cause of death was 100% true. I must admit I immediately thought the same with Chris. Especially seeing so he was found dead on the floor and they said he was hung. That said, if the lyrics he put on the end of Slaves And Bulldozers are correctly reported he was obviously dealing with some heavy shit. It's a tragedy for all involved.