“I've always felt like there's a certain amount of doing what I do, and performing and making records and doing interviews and photo shoots and that, that are kind of a necessary evil of getting my music to people's ears to hear. Over the years, I've just become more tolerant of that.”

American musician

Chris Cornell was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for Soundgarden and Audioslave. He was also the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog. He built a solo career as well and contributed songs to numerous film soundtracks. Music journalists, fans, and fellow musicians have often regarded him as one of the great rock singers.