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The day the music exploded
“You don’t know how important someone is to you as an artistic influence until suddenly they’re gone.”
Today the world lost a legend. Chris Cornell was arguably the best rock vocalist there has ever been, and an inspiration to millions around the world. From Soundgarden to Temple Of The Dog to Audioslave, and finally his solo projects, Chris’s musical work inspired many like me to take up music and just give it everything they’ve got.
He taught us that music has no boundary, that the only important thing was to be yourself in every sense of the word. To be authentic and not give a damn about what anybody else thinks. To believe in your music and express your values to the fullest using it. And most importantly, to rock the fuck out.
And although today seems incredibly hard to get through, I’m happy in the knowledge that he lived a life worth living and he died doing what he loved doing best. His legacy will be carried on by his incredibly body of work and in the works of the countless musicians he has inspired, including me. A final farewell to you Chris. So long and thanks for all the music!
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Beautiful words!! I'm too shocked!! I was driving this morning and happy to hear Soundgarden on the radio (it's not common) then suddenly the news of his death!! I wanted to pull the breaks and scream "Why!? No!". Damn...
I'm not in the music business, but I'm a great listener!
I'm still recovering from the shock. And to learn that it was a suicide was extra hard to take. I hope he's in a better place, wherever he is! :(
Guess knowing it was suicide turns this even more shocking for me and shitty also! Yesterday when listening to "Blow Up The Outside World I started to think of how long he wanted to commit suicide...and so on!
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Really sorry for the late reply Liliana! I've been a recluse for the past two months. Learning that it was a suicide was quite shocking. I really feel for his family :(
No worries!! How so, a recluse? What happened?
I felt shocked too, another guy committingg suicide? These people weren't thinking but themselves!! Pfff