Free from the confines of Soundgarden, the singer was free to embark on a new chapter – one that would see him scale all the highs and plunge to all the lows life has to offer. If Act I of Chris Cornell’s life was a steady rise to the top, then in retrospect, Act II was one long battle to keep the darkness at bay – a battle he would ultimately lose.
An eye-catching focal point for any band (it was no mistake that, back in ’87, the Sub Pop label placed him front and centre and half-naked on the cover of Soundgarden’s Screaming Life EP), it was his often anguished yowls that helped place Seattle on the musical map.
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