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I don't get in there and create a character. It's more of a voice that I hear living inside the music.

Chris Cornell

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Chris Cornell
Age: 52 †
Born: 1964
Born: July 20
Died: 2017
Died: May 17
Banjoist
Composer
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Seattle
Washington
Christopher John Boyle
Christopher J. Cornell
Christopher John Cornell
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I don't ever want something that I didn't do because I was afraid of it or I didn't think I'd be good at it - within reason. Obviously I'm never going to be able to play the trumpet.
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There wasn't a key moment when I knew I wanted to quit.
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I don't really go to clubs so I don't know what sounds are made there.
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There's something about losing friends, particularly young people, where it's not something that you get over. I don't believe there's a healing process.
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