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There wasn't a key moment when I knew I wanted to quit.
Chris Cornell
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Chris Cornell
Age: 52 †
Born: 1964
Born: July 20
Died: 2017
Died: May 17
Banjoist
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Seattle
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Christopher John Boyle
Christopher J. Cornell
Christopher John Cornell
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