“If you wanna make money in music, you're better off being on the business end of it a lot of the time. And also as a musician, if you do make money, it means you had to bite and scratch and kick the whole way to not get ripped off, because at every corner, there's somebody there waiting to trip you up and take a bigger chunk.”

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.