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My brother brought home 'At San Quentin' when I was about 7, and we played it over and over again.
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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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I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.
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I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go away.
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Led Zeppelin is just a bunch of stupid idiots who wrote cool riffs.
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