American - Musician | July 20, 1964 - May 18, 2017
Being solo really lends itself to different interpretations - and everything is in the moment and on a whim. I never realised how far out you can go when you are by yourself.
Chris Cornell
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When I started writing songs for Temple of the Dog, I went to my room with my acoustic guitar, and I was happy staying in that mode. It was more chordal based and more lyric driven. I enjoyed not making riff-based songs built around a guitar idea.
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And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.
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When you become a parent, you leave a lot of things behind and refocus, maybe on how simple life really is and what few things there really are to worry about. And everything else can go by the wayside.
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I've always liked depressing music because a lot of times, listening to it when you're down can actually make you feel less depressed. Also, even though a person may have problems with depression, sometimes you can actually be kind of comfortable in that space because you know how to operate within it.
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Hip-hop kind of absorbed rock in terms of the attitude and the whole point of why rock was important music. Young people felt like rock music was theirs, from Elvis to the Beatles to the Ramones to Nirvana. This was theirs; it wasn't their parents'. I think hip-hop became the musical style that embraces that mentality.
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The reason there's no modern-day Shakespeare is because he didn't have anything to do except sit in a room with a candle and think.
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I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire someone else too.
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I think there needs to be a global focus on people taking care of people.
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I'm not usually in a talkative mode.
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If I'm going to go out to be a solo artist, it's because I want to do something different without having to wait on someone else's schedule or hobbies or be limited by other people's prejudices. I'd be kind of stupid not to exercise that.
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At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are.
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