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Author Topic: Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, dies at 52  (Read 5770 times)

Offline MDK2

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Re: Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, dies at 52
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2017, 2347 UTC »
There was a lot of that in the music. He wrote songs with titles like "Pretty Noose" and "Like Suicide" that make it real tempting to play armchair psychologist and speculate just how long he had been thinking about it.
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Re: Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, dies at 52
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2017, 1605 UTC »
Mt question is was he murdered by some micromanaging bitch like Kurt or did he off himself.
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Re: Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, dies at 52
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2017, 1602 UTC »
Toxicology report;
http://people.com/music/chris-cornell-toxicology-report-reveals-prescription-drugs/

I was expecting him to be on an antidepressant. You know, the modern antidepressants that state right on the little sheet of paper that the use of the medication may instill thoughts of suicide or homicide? How is that an antidepressant?
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Re: Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, dies at 52
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2017, 1705 UTC »
I read an interview with him, can't remember when it was, I think it was around Superunknown or thereabouts, where he said there weren't many times since his youth that he wasn't depressed to a certain degree. If I remember correctly, he said that's where a lot of the music came from, the feeling of it.

RE Day I Tried To Live, I think that was in response to Kurt Cobain's death, or possibly Andrew Wood's addiction / death. I think during the same interview, Cornell alluded to something of that nature...

The tone of the music and lyrics of Soundgarden's music always struck me as something other than suicidal in nature, I thought Cornell would live forever.... Just had a fighter quality about his persona, but obviously, there was a lot going on inside him that was hard to figure, and now such songs as Pretty Noose have a different feel to them.

I used to sing that song in karaoke, and do a decent job of it. I don't think I'll be able to sing it for a while, because of the words....

RE: the toxicology. I wonder how much of the barbiturates was due to needing sleep? I.e. a sleep medication, as opposed to misuse? From reading the article, it looks like it may have been a mishap, and the side effects led him to do something maybe he wouldn't otherwise have done. I guess we'll never truly know.
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