RIP Chris Cornell

shetellsherself

Sprunkn7 said:

Doing mindless busy work today I found myself wondering what it must have been like for him trapped in that room and walking around looking for something to kill himself with. Did he plan it?  Did he just hang up the phone and say thats it, now how am I going to do this? Or did he pack the exercise band knowing what he was going to do, but not sure when?  My head is so fucked up with trying to wrap my head around what the fuck happened.  His personality gave us these all these amazing songs and all of these beautiful feelings.  And now its gone.

One thing about life, it never stays the same.  The "galaxy of impermanence" which I just read about tells me to let the things that should come to me come and the things i don't need go. The problem with this situation is I was not ready for that bright light to go, hence the dark thoughts and feeling of sadness and even anger that this has happened "to me".
As we know nothing has happened to me that hasn't just happened to all of us.  But it's personal.  

People mentioned Kurt.  Sad yes.  Was I surprised? No.  This took me by total surprise.  Shit, I'm crying again....

(((())))

RS65573

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-chris-cornell-eddie-vedders-final-hunger-strike-duet-w483766
  

mace1229

Zod said:

mace1229 said:

Took this tragedy to finally get a few more solo albums I've been meaning to get.. one being Songbook. Looked for it on vinyl, was selling 5 days ago for $35, now its $135. I saw a rumor they are being repressed, anyone know if that is true?
Got a digital version, and am kicking myself not not listening to it for the last 5 years.

You should track down the live in sweden bootleg.   It was an acoustic radio station set that cornell did, that was broadcast on FM radio in Sweden.   It basically jumpstarted that solo acoustic touring career that soundbook came from.  It's an amazing recording and is widely circulated.

Thanks, will look for it. Was never a big fan of AS, loved his voice on the songs, but I just didn't like a lot of the music behind it. I found the AS covers on Songbook were so much better than the studio AS versions. 
Even the SG covers were amazing, and I love SG, but the covers on SG sounded so different and simplified you could enjoy it at a while different level.

PJammer4life

I hope the police check his computer for a suicide note/letter, since this still makes no sense. I'm forced to look for clues in his song lyrics. Is it ironic or foreshadowing that he had a song titled Pretty Noose and has a noose around his neck in his last video? 

"When you find your way then you see it disappear, it's alright....."

rhcpjam1029

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

PJ_Soul

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

Chris's death was WAY more shocking than any of the other lead singers (Kurt, Layne, Shannon, Scott, Andy, et al), because Chris seemed to be healthy and stable compared to the rest of them. All the others were totally messed up on drugs and were generally in a pretty public downward spiral, so I didn't feel any surprise at all with those guys (and I wasn't that huge a Nirvana fan at the time anyway. Shannon Hoon's death was the one that upset me the most, even though it still didn't really shock me - he was totally messed up by then). Not so with Chris. It felt completely out of the blue. Total shock to me.
But I'm moving on here. I am very sad about the whole thing and will always feel like it was a shock.... Having not known Chris, though, I am not going to pretend that I'm feeling devastated. I feel like it is a great loss for those who did know him, and I feel awful for all of those people, more than anything. I will mourn and remember and appreciate him by enjoying his music for the rest of my life, just like I have been doing since I was about 13 years old.

pjhawks

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

well they are really different feelings.  Yes Chris' is more shocking because of the circumstances and the fact that he had literally just played a show and seemed to be in a good place.  Kurt's death wasn't shocking as their had been close calls before but you have to remember Kurt was the biggest rock star on the planet at the time.  It was a blow because the world lost someone in the midst of their fame and was a much bigger news story. It was literally everywhere and at every news source.  

I also think as we age death hits us in a different way.  As we start to realize our own mortality more a life ended like Chris' and at his age and what he seemingly had to live for hits us closer to home.  when people around your age start to die it gives you more pause as you get older.  at least for me it gives me more perspective to enjoy what i have in the now.  Not saying death doesn't hit younger ones hard it's just...different. 

Tristelune

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

I used to listen SG, Chris Cornell and Audioslave for 25 years now and it came out of nowhere. When Kurt died they were known for 3 years and there had been some serious alerts regarding Kurt. It feels different in many ways. I still avoid some footage about Kurt though. (Such as montage of heck and the conspiracy trash with Courtney Love by the way)

Spiritual_Chaos

Tristelune said:

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

I used to listen SG, Chris Cornell and Audioslave for 25 years now and it came out of nowhere. When Kurt died they were known for 3 years and there had been some serious alerts regarding Kurt. It feels different in many ways. I still avoid some footage about Kurt though. (Such as montage of heck and the conspiracy trash with Courtney Love by the way)

Why Montage of Heck?

RS65573

Kurt died 2 days before my first PJ show on 4/10/94. We were literally loading up the car for a road trip when we heard the news. Being a teenager, it was sad, but not unexpected as he was fairly deep into the H at this point. We just hoped our show would go on...it of course was epic.

Chris being the rock star I grew up with, now older and feeling closer to his age....its just much more upsetting.

I feel like the past 25 years I've grown to know these guys...for me it feels like the end of an era, and that's really sad.

Tristelune

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Tristelune said:

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

I used to listen SG, Chris Cornell and Audioslave for 25 years now and it came out of nowhere. When Kurt died they were known for 3 years and there had been some serious alerts regarding Kurt. It feels different in many ways. I still avoid some footage about Kurt though. (Such as montage of heck and the conspiracy trash with Courtney Love by the way)

Why Montage of Heck?

Painful I guess. Bought it when it went out but didn't find the courage to watch it yet.

Merkin Baller

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

Cobain wasn't a surprise. There were rumors from a month before that he had died, and most if not everyone knew how unstable he was.

I was only 17, and as much as it sucked, it wasn't a surprise.

The news about Cornell was out of nowhere & hit me like a Mack Truck.

The only celebrity death I can compare Cornell to was Mark Sandman of Morphine, whom I had just seen 1 month prior.

Edit: on second though, there is one creepy similarity for me personally. I saw both Cobain & Cornell in concert the November before each died (Nirvana, Springfield, MA 1993, TOTD, Philly I, 2016)

I'm glad I got to see each of those bands live, but I would trade either / both show(s) to have them still with us.

THE LOOK

I am really saddened by the loss of Chris! My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends! I am 45 years old, so Chris's voice has been a huge part of the soundtrack to my life! Rest easy Chris Cornell....you will forever be missed and your music will live forever!

mwplum

Agree with what everyone has said, this just came out of nowhere. Kurt had been travelling a downward spiral, and had always been very uncomfortable with his celebrity status. I remember receiving news of Kurt's death vividly. I had just seen Nirvana for the first time a few months earlier at their last Canadian show, January 4 1994. Despite all the rumours and drug addiction surrounding Kurt, they put on a phenomenal show. They had been rumoured to be playing Lollapalooza that coming summer, so I was optimistic that he had taken a turn for the better, so in that sense there was some surprise. I was told by a friend during our Grade 8 science fair, and was so upset that I just left and went home crying my eyes out. I isolated myself for weeks. Like Tristelune, I still find it very difficult to listen to the music or watch anything about Nirvana. 

Having said that, this is still way more of a shock. While I had been a fan of Nirvana for maybe 3 years, Chris's music has been a big part of my life for over 25 years. I first saw SG in 1992, and though I only saw maybe 4 shows in the 90's, I think I've seen Chris at least 10 times since 2010 in SG, solo, ToTD, and Mad Season. In every instance he seemed so positive, so full of life. He exuded such an appreciation for all the things he had in his life, especially his family. I felt like he had grown healthier and wiser with time. He was such a great story teller, and a hilarious showman, much in the same vein of EV and Bruce...like an elder statesmen who had fought through past issues and had come out stronger because of it. His presence and ability to engage the crowd was amazing. By all outward actions, he seemed to be working hard, enjoying life, and at peace with himself. For that reason, I'm still at such a loss. I don't think this will heal with time, it just makes no sense at all. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Smarter_Than_U

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

For Kurt and Chris, the level of shock is not that different for me, but how I've been processing their losses is completely different. With Kurt, I was 19 and I was angry at him for a long time. With Chris the primary emotions are sadness and confusion. 

trees

The band pretty reckless nailed like a stone .at Rock on The range and she the lead singer  has a bueatiful voice

HesCalledDyer

trees said:

The band pretty reckless nailed like a stone .at Rock on The range and she the lead singer  has a bueatiful voice

She played Cindy Lou Who in the Jim Carrey Grinch movie.

shecky

I just read this article regarding Chris' apparent state of mind during Soundgarden's last show.
Sure doesn't sound suicidal to me.

"Chris Cornell was fully anticipating Soundgarden's next concert stop after Detroit ... and shared his feelings with the crowd Wednesday night. 

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. That crowd was something."

The Fox Theatre crowd ate it up, but this clearly shows Chris was in great spirits, and already thinking beyond Wednesday night. TMZ broke the story ... Chris' wife, Vicky, said he showed no signs of depression or being suicidal in the hours before he was found dead."

lanoisseforp

I really don't have the words to say about this... but I am left with a broken heart. Rest In Power Chris Cornell.

brianlux

rhcpjam1029 said:

for anyone who can remember what it was like when Cobain passed, how does Cornell's passing compare?  were you more shocked at Cornell?  not to undermine either, but I just feel like Cornell's was completely more shocking.  given i was too young to remember Cobain's so i was wondering how everyone else felt. 

Both were great musicians who brought so much life back into rock but Chris seemed like a much more together person to me.  Losing Kurt was terribly sad but not a total shock.  Losing Chris was like having the ground pulled out from under you and left you falling for... well, still, really.