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He was voted "Rock's Greatest Singer" by readers of Guitar World. [16] Cornell struggled with depression for most of his life. He was found dead in his Detroit hotel room in the early hours of May 18, 2017, after performing at a Soundgarden concert an hour earlier at the Fox Theatre. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging. [5]
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Cornell switched to rhythm guitar in 1985, replaced on drums initially by Scott Sundquist, and later by Matt Cameron in 1986.
Following Soundgarden's reunion in 2010, Cameron became simultaneously a member of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. He remained with the band until its second break-up after the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in 2017. Cameron, along with guitarist Kim Thayil and Cornell, is one of three members to feature on every Soundgarden studio album.
The surviving, non-singing members of Soundgarden — guitarist Kim Thayil, ... Seattle vocalist Shaina Shepherd filled in for late frontman Chris Cornell, who died by suicide in 2017. Among the ...
Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, peeled back the curtain on what sounds like her husband's troubled state of mind before his death. Chris Cornell's widow suggests singer may have relapsed before ...
Soundgarden’s best-selling album, the dizzyingly diverse 70-minute opus 'Superunknown,' was released 30 years ago last week. ... They continued touring and recording until Cornell’s death in ...
In 1993, he formed a side project, Hater, with Matt Cameron and John McBain. Soundgarden broke up in 1997, leading Shepherd to struggle with addiction and personal issues. He played in various bands before Soundgarden reunited in 2010, continuing until Chris Cornell's death in 2017.
Kim Anand Thayil [1] (born September 4, 1960) [2] [3] is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Cornell and Thayil remained as the original members of the band until Cornell's death in 2017, and the band's ...