Chris Cornell

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Credits: Far Out / Chris Cornell
Full Name
Christopher John Cornell
Born
July 20th, 1964
Height
6ft 2in
Hometown
Seattle, Washington, US
Net Worth
Approximately $40 million
Partner
Vicky Karayiannis
Family
Born to Edward Boyle and Karen Cornell, Chris was one of six children. He was married to Vicky Cornell and they had two children together. He was previously married to music manager Susan Jean Silver with whom he had another child.
Years Active
1983-2017
Bands
Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog
Top Tracks
'Black Hole Sun', 'Rusty Cage', 'Like a Stone', 'Cochise', 'Outshined', 'Spoonman', 'Say Hello 2 Heaven'
Top Albums
'Superunknown', 'Badmotorfinger', 'Audioslave', 'Temple of the Dog'
Records Sold
Over 30 million records
Number Ones
Three US number-one hits with Soundgarden and Audioslave
Fun Facts
Chris Cornell was the first American male artist to both write and perform a James Bond theme song.
Related Artists
Kim Thayil, Hiro Yamamoto, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Eddie Vedder, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain

An integral part of the ’90s grunge movement, Chris Cornell was the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic rock band Soundgarden, later fronting the 2000s supergroup Audioslave and creating hit albums like Badmotorfinger (1991), Superunknown (1994), and Audioslave (2002).

As a solo artist, he debuted with the album Euphoria Mourning (1999) featuring the Grammy nominated single ‘Can’t Change Me’ and later also went on to write and perform ‘You Know My Name’ for the James Bond film Casino Royale.

Cornell tragically passed in 2017, shortly after performing with Soundgarden in Detroit.

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Chris Cornell was the front man for "Soundgarden', 'Audioslave' and 'Temple of the Dog'.
Chris Cornell’s greatest and most successful hit ever is "Black Hole Sun," released in 1994 with his band Soundgarden.
As a tribute to the late Andrew Wood, Pearl Jam along with Chris Cornell formed 'Temple of the Dog'. Members of Rage Against the Machine also joined forces with Chris Cornell to form the rock supergroup Audioslave in 2001.
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