RIP Chris Cornell

facepollution said:

Still a huge struggle to comprehend the fact he's no longer with us, I find myself thinking about it frequently.  I google his name daily to see if there's any news or insights into how this could have happened.  I don't know what all the stages of grieving are, and I know some people would question how you could grieve for someone you never really knew, but this feels as genuinely crushing as any of the losses I've experienced - the added sadness being that it was his music I turned to in those times of grief.

NWOntario said:

facepollution said:

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

I'm right there with you - weirdly enough, today was the day I started listening to his music again too.  I still don't want to touch TOTD, or Seasons (my favourite song ever), but I put Superunknown on, and the emotions weren't as bad as I feared.  It was almost like I was listening to it for the first time - my overwhelming feeling was absolute awe of what a masterpiece they really made, records of this depth just don't seem to be made anymore.

Still a huge struggle to comprehend the fact he's no longer with us, I find myself thinking about it frequently.  I google his name daily to see if there's any news or insights into how this could have happened.  I don't know what all the stages of grieving are, and I know some people would question how you could grieve for someone you never really knew, but this feels as genuinely crushing as any of the losses I've experienced - the added sadness being that it was his music I turned to in those times of grief.

Goddammit.
It's comforting (wrong word, but the best I've got right now) knowing we're all right there with one another. We'll be processing this for a long time.
Cornell's death sent me off a cliff and into an OCD lapse (I'd been symptom-free for almost a year when he died). Ironically, his death also motivated me to make the final push towards "full" recovery that I'd been actively avoiding for years. I don't mean to suggest I'm thankful for the push, but it's a small silver lining I've been clinging to.

NWOntario said:

facepollution said:

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

I'm right there with you - weirdly enough, today was the day I started listening to his music again too.  I still don't want to touch TOTD, or Seasons (my favourite song ever), but I put Superunknown on, and the emotions weren't as bad as I feared.  It was almost like I was listening to it for the first time - my overwhelming feeling was absolute awe of what a masterpiece they really made, records of this depth just don't seem to be made anymore.

Still a huge struggle to comprehend the fact he's no longer with us, I find myself thinking about it frequently.  I google his name daily to see if there's any news or insights into how this could have happened.  I don't know what all the stages of grieving are, and I know some people would question how you could grieve for someone you never really knew, but this feels as genuinely crushing as any of the losses I've experienced - the added sadness being that it was his music I turned to in those times of grief.

Goddammit.
It's comforting (wrong word, but the best I've got right now) knowing we're all right there with one another. We'll be processing this for a long time.
Cornell's death sent me off a cliff and into an OCD lapse (I'd been symptom-free for almost a year when he died). Ironically, his death also motivated me to make the final push towards "full" recovery that I'd been actively avoiding for years. I don't mean to suggest I'm thankful for the push, but it's a small silver lining I've been clinging to.

facepollution said:

NWOntario said:

facepollution said:

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

I'm right there with you - weirdly enough, today was the day I started listening to his music again too.  I still don't want to touch TOTD, or Seasons (my favourite song ever), but I put Superunknown on, and the emotions weren't as bad as I feared.  It was almost like I was listening to it for the first time - my overwhelming feeling was absolute awe of what a masterpiece they really made, records of this depth just don't seem to be made anymore.

Still a huge struggle to comprehend the fact he's no longer with us, I find myself thinking about it frequently.  I google his name daily to see if there's any news or insights into how this could have happened.  I don't know what all the stages of grieving are, and I know some people would question how you could grieve for someone you never really knew, but this feels as genuinely crushing as any of the losses I've experienced - the added sadness being that it was his music I turned to in those times of grief.

Goddammit.
It's comforting (wrong word, but the best I've got right now) knowing we're all right there with one another. We'll be processing this for a long time.
Cornell's death sent me off a cliff and into an OCD lapse (I'd been symptom-free for almost a year when he died). Ironically, his death also motivated me to make the final push towards "full" recovery that I'd been actively avoiding for years. I don't mean to suggest I'm thankful for the push, but it's a small silver lining I've been clinging to.

Yeah I think a lot of people feel the same, your words totally resonated with me.  It's hard to discuss it with friends to be honest.  I went to see Guns 'n' Roses a few weeks back, and they covered Black Hole Sun, I was pretty drunk, but man, I cried my eyes out.  I don't think music has been such a big crutch to my friends, so while they see it as really sad, I think I'm dealing with it on a whole other level.

I know what you mean about his death making you reevaluate your own issues, it's done the same for me, I've been living as a functionally depressed person for a very long time now, and music has been the main thing I've turned to in times of despair.  With Chris' passing it feels like music isn't enough - and rightly so, whilst it can be an enormous comfort, I've realised that there has to be something more.

NWOntario said:

facepollution said:

NWOntario said:

facepollution said:

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

NWOntario said:

I wrote this just now:

https://snjohns.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/no-one-sings-like-you-anymore/

I still can't believe he's gone.

I'm right there with you - weirdly enough, today was the day I started listening to his music again too.  I still don't want to touch TOTD, or Seasons (my favourite song ever), but I put Superunknown on, and the emotions weren't as bad as I feared.  It was almost like I was listening to it for the first time - my overwhelming feeling was absolute awe of what a masterpiece they really made, records of this depth just don't seem to be made anymore.

Still a huge struggle to comprehend the fact he's no longer with us, I find myself thinking about it frequently.  I google his name daily to see if there's any news or insights into how this could have happened.  I don't know what all the stages of grieving are, and I know some people would question how you could grieve for someone you never really knew, but this feels as genuinely crushing as any of the losses I've experienced - the added sadness being that it was his music I turned to in those times of grief.

Goddammit.
It's comforting (wrong word, but the best I've got right now) knowing we're all right there with one another. We'll be processing this for a long time.
Cornell's death sent me off a cliff and into an OCD lapse (I'd been symptom-free for almost a year when he died). Ironically, his death also motivated me to make the final push towards "full" recovery that I'd been actively avoiding for years. I don't mean to suggest I'm thankful for the push, but it's a small silver lining I've been clinging to.

Yeah I think a lot of people feel the same, your words totally resonated with me.  It's hard to discuss it with friends to be honest.  I went to see Guns 'n' Roses a few weeks back, and they covered Black Hole Sun, I was pretty drunk, but man, I cried my eyes out.  I don't think music has been such a big crutch to my friends, so while they see it as really sad, I think I'm dealing with it on a whole other level.

I know what you mean about his death making you reevaluate your own issues, it's done the same for me, I've been living as a functionally depressed person for a very long time now, and music has been the main thing I've turned to in times of despair.  With Chris' passing it feels like music isn't enough - and rightly so, whilst it can be an enormous comfort, I've realised that there has to be something more.

Is GNR still using "You Know My Name" as its playout music??

The first show I saw after Chris died was Tool. I cried at fucking TOOL. However, when we saw U2 a couple weeks ago, they played "Bad," and it turned me into a puddle. It's a song that's meant a lot to me for a long time anyway, but hearing it just over a month after Chris' death felt like a hammer blow. I was literally sobbing. This is going to take a long while.

It was hearing U2 close the show in Cleveland with ONE  that got me...
LOVED the version where Chris sang the Metallica ONE  lyrics to the U2 song.

Was fortunate to hear him perform it 4 times in person.

RS65573 said:

facepollution said:

Still a huge struggle to comprehend the fact he's no longer with us, I find myself thinking about it frequently.  I google his name daily to see if there's any news or insights into how this could have happened.  I don't know what all the stages of grieving are, and I know some people would question how you could grieve for someone you never really knew, but this feels as genuinely crushing as any of the losses I've experienced - the added sadness being that it was his music I turned to in those times of grief.

This exactly. I google it everyday, read all the news...I still cant listen to any of it.