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3	-> ''"We are neighbors in a modern world where proximity is relative and the threshold to our hearts moves outside time and space."''
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6	Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle, July 20, 1964 -- May 18, 2017) was a Seattle-born musician. More specifically, he was best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the bands Music/{{Soundgarden}} (1984-1997, 2010-2017) and Music/{{Audioslave}} (2001-2007). During that time, he was also co-lead singer of the short-lived band Temple of the Dog, the progenitor of both Soundgarden and Music/PearlJam.
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8	He was also a solo artist during breaks between the respective bands and the SpiritualSuccessor to Robert Plant of Music/LedZeppelin in terms of octave range. His most successful non-band endeavour was singing "You Know My Name," the theme of the 2006 ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}'', which was also included on his second album, ''Carry On''.
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10	Cornell died in 2017, just hours after playing a show in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}. He was 52. It was officially ruled a [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]], though some of his family members have disputed this, suggesting that the anxiety medications Cornell was taking at the time may have contributed to his death.
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12	On January 16, 2019, his surviving Soundgarden bandmates held a tribute concert, "I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell", which featured the likes of the Music/FooFighters, Music/PearlJam, Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/PeterFrampton.
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14	Listed below is just Cornell's solo work. For the discography of Music/{{Soundgarden}} and Music/{{Audioslave}}, see their respective pages.
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16	[[AC:Discography:]]
17	* ''Euphoria Morning''(1999) [[note]]A 2015 reissue altered the packaging to read ''Euphoria Mourning'' - this was Cornell's original WorkingTitle before he decided that listeners would be confused by homonyms and spell it "morning" anyway[[/note]], a LighterAndSofter but still emotional solo album; the best-known song and video from this album is "Can't Change Me".
18	* ''Carry On'' (2007); even more LighterAndSofter than his two bands' catalogs together. Features an interesting CoverVersion of Music/MichaelJackson's "Billie Jean".
19	* ''Scream'' (2009); a collaboration between Cornell and Music/{{Timbaland}} in an ill-fated attempt to put Cornell on the pop and dance chart. Was panned heavily by critics and fans, but not necessarily Cornell himself.
20	* ''Songbook'' (2011); a collection of acoustic covers of his band's catalogs and his solo work.
21	* ''Higher Truth'' (2015); Cornell's final studio album.
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24	* CoverVersion: He performed a cover of "Billie Jean" in ''Carry On'', and many others live, even leading to the posthumous CoverAlbum ''No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1''. A particularly amusing cover is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBjyl1LvBF4 "One"]], combining Music/{{U2}}'s music and Music/{{Metallica}}'s lyrics - in stage banter, Chris would explain that while he was trying to learn U2's "One", he entered "one lyrics" into a search engine and the first result was {{Music/Metallica}}'s "One", giving him the idea to combine the two.
25	* LighterAndSofter: His solo albums have a much lighter sound than his music with Soundgarden.
26	* NewSoundAlbum: ''Scream'', which was done in Timbaland's typical dance-pop.
27	* UnpluggedVersion: ''Songbook'' contains acoustic versions of his songs, both from his solo work and songs that were originally done with {{Music/Soundgarden}} or {{Music/Audioslave}}.
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