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The words you say never live up to the words in your head.

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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 think there are too many rock bands in history that can look at the beginning and middle and ending of themselves and see what I see when I think of Soundgarden. I think from the beginning through the middle and the end it was such a perfect ride and such a perfect legacy to leave.
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I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week.
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Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage.
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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 actually think to some degree that people are down for longer shows with an acoustic show.
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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'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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'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.
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Be yourself is all that you can do.
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Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavours.
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Maybe sincerity is the new punk. But to me, I think I have to connect with something emotionally, on some level, or I don't care about it. And if I don't care about it, then I don't think anyone listening to it will, either.
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I'm looking California, And feeling Minnesota...
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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.
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If you are trying to think ahead musically, it is not going to help you. It is better to ignore what is happening melodically and just look at the little dots coming at you and the corresponding colors and try to do it at the right time.
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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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I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport.
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If you're an American kid, you can't help but be influenced by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones because they're always on the radio.
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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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