Chris Cornell dead at 52
#51
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
I wonder if he at least left his family a note. Too bad that he had to go out like that. Always a shame when someone commits suicide.
#52
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
Unfortunate. Superunknown and Down on the Upside were big albums to me when I was around 10-15. It's been a long time. Will have to check them out again.
I haven't listened to a lot of them since then. But that's how it goes with most bands ... they have a few good albums.
I haven't listened to a lot of them since then. But that's how it goes with most bands ... they have a few good albums.
#56
Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
Wow, this is absolutely crazy. We have tickets to see them on Saturday night. Soundgarden was the headliner and they canceled the entire event today out of respect. I was pretty stoked to see them, would have been my first time . I did get a chance to see Audioslave though. Chris had an amazing voice and will truly be missed.
#57
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
That might be what they're saying, but I think the more likely reason for the cancellation is that they would have had to offer refunds anyway, and they were afraid that too many people would take them up on that, and then they would lose a lot more money holding the show then they would cancelling it on 2 days notice.
#58
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
Maybe he was diagnosed with some sort of fatal illness and couldn't face it. Then again, sometimes people just die.
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#62
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
Chris Cornell will always be one of my favorite voices. I usually don't allow celebrity deaths to upset me too much, but this one makes me feel sick.
My friend is convinced that it wasn't suicide and instead was caused by autoerotic asphyxiation. I guess maybe we'll learn more in the days to come.
My friend is convinced that it wasn't suicide and instead was caused by autoerotic asphyxiation. I guess maybe we'll learn more in the days to come.
#64
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
Soundgarden/PJ/Alice in Chains/STP is what got me into rock when I was in my early teens & I've remained a fan since (except for the poppy dance solo shit he put out years ago.) I played a song he did for the HBO show Vinyl called Stay with Me Baby today, & it literally had me in tears. It's some of the best work he's done. If you haven't heard it, it's on YouTube.
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#66
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
In the footage ... Chris and the band were about to start an encore, and he gushed about how awesome Detroit fans had been, saying, "I feel a little bit sorry for the next f***ing place we play."
They were set to play Friday in Columbus, Ohio and Chris joked he'll have to tell fans there, "You should have been at that Detroit show."
They were set to play Friday in Columbus, Ohio and Chris joked he'll have to tell fans there, "You should have been at that Detroit show."
#68
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
I think that the people who practice autoerotic asphyxiation put a belt on their necks instead of actually hanging themselves.
#73
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
I've only seen a few live clips of Cornell in the past, but he was never this disengaged and disinterested....
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Look at the expression on his face around the 1 minute mark. That is not someone who is happy to be on that stage. And, again, around the 2 minute mark. Like I said before, maybe that's just the way he performed live, but to me that really looks like someone who has already checked out, mentally and emotionally.
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During Outshined he was just kind of wandering around the stage, ignoring both the crowd and the band, then he engaged for a minute, before looking really wrong during the solo. Someone on another board said it looked like him on a Monday morning when he gets to work - he really didn't want to be there.
I've only seen a few live clips of Cornell in the past, but he was never this disengaged and disinterested....
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PanqKiinIUs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Look at the expression on his face around the 1 minute mark. That is not someone who is happy to be on that stage. And, again, around the 2 minute mark. Like I said before, maybe that's just the way he performed live, but to me that really looks like someone who has already checked out, mentally and emotionally.
I've only seen a few live clips of Cornell in the past, but he was never this disengaged and disinterested....
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PanqKiinIUs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Look at the expression on his face around the 1 minute mark. That is not someone who is happy to be on that stage. And, again, around the 2 minute mark. Like I said before, maybe that's just the way he performed live, but to me that really looks like someone who has already checked out, mentally and emotionally.
#75
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Re: Chris Cornell dead at 52
I don't really get that I guess. I mean I don't want anything to happen to him but a lot of these guys have had substance abuse related deaths (we don't know with Cornell yet but I wouldn't rule it out as a factor). Vedder doesn't have those types of issues that I'm aware of.