Rock Singer

How Chris Cornell Died, Date of Death, Age of Death, Birthday, and More!

Chris Cornell reached the not so modest age of 52 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous rock singer.

Biography - A Short Wiki

Singer with Soundgarden, the group known for songs like “Black Hole Sun” and “Rusty Cage,” who was also a successful solo artist and the frontman for Audioslave. 

He married Susan Silver in 1990. After their divorce in March 2004, he remarried Vicky Karayiannis in the same month. He had two daughters named Lillian and Toni and a son named Christopher.  

How did Chris Cornell die?

Chris Cornell's death was caused by Suicide.

Information about the death of Chris Cornell
Cause of deathSuicide
Age of death52 years
ProfessionRock Singer
BirthdayJuly 20, 1964
Death dateMay 17, 2017
Place of deathDetroit, Michigan, United States
Place of burialHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States

Quotes

The Beatles’ did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.

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I’m not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that’s more what entertainment and music should be.

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I never went to high school. I never really finished eighth grade. I was kicked out of seventh grade once and eighth grade twice. Mainly for not showing up and not doing it. Then I went to an alternative high school for part of what would have been ninth grade and part of what would have been 10th grade.

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What do you think Jesus would twitter, ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ or ‘Has anyone seen Judas? He was here a minute ago.’

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That’s the miracle of music. No one can reinterpret a Picasso, but a song can be remixed and covered and interpreted in an infinite number of ways. It’s a living thing.

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