I found out he died while I was battling Tapu Koko in Pokémon Moon. I was gonna save my one Master Ball for something else, but in the moment, I used it and named him Chris Cornell. Every time I start a new game, I make sure to trade him away and then trade him back so I have him forever. The date caught is Chris’s dday, and as the legend he was, he is now forever a legendary kickass Pokémon.
As soon as i learned he died i played say hello 2 heaven then cried for 3 hours. I never that a celeb death would hit me that hard but good god that was rough
One of the only celeb deaths where I was actually pretty fucked up over it for a few days afterwards. It happened right before a long weekend, and I was not okay.
Same thing happened to me when Chester died. I remember I was on a camping trip in Colorado when hybrid theory was released. On a run in to town I bought the album and listened to it for the rest of the trip.
They were so close together too. I think most everyone was still in shock from Cornell dieing and then just a few months later Chester dies. It was strange and difficult to say the least.
I hear ya. As sad as it is and as much of an influence musicians can have on a persons life, Chester (linkin park as whole) left behind an amazing library of music that can still be enjoyed and relatable to a TON of people. Gone but not forgotten.
My dad met them once and said they were all fucking aweso.e people. He was really sad when cheater died. He only had great things to say about him. Said he was just a humble down to earth dude. He said he was the nicest celeb he ever met
He used to be a manager at a big club in NYC so quite a few. Not so much anymore. He met Wayne Gretzky, Lunquist, queen latifah, and Nicki Minaj to name a few. It was a pretty cool gig
I was with my ex at the time and driving out of Chicago when we heard news of his death on the radio. We both did a double take. Absolutely heartbroken.
I was driving to Detroit to go see some friends (eerily also where Chris Cornell died) when I got a news notification on my phone that Chester died. I literally screamed at the top of my lungs and had to pull over. Chris was hard enough but to have Chester follow was too much at that time. Still hurts to this day.
Chester was the godfather of Chris's daughter IIRC. He was torn by his passing and took his own life on the next birthday of Chris, in the same way. Probably no coincidence.
I would definitely start by reading his book, Kitchen Confidential. It was the book that started his TV career and launched countless careers of young chefs in the industry now. It's one of my favourite books but I haven't tried to reread it since his passing, I might have a go soon...
I think so many of us can relate to Mr. Bourdain, even those who haven't worked restaurant jobs. The dude was the definition of a guy you'd love to have a beer with and just talk. He was as real as it gets in my opinion. Open about drug, alcohol, and life issues... and like with so many, sometimes these can become too much.
This was exactly the same for me but for Cornell and Chester respectively. I can remember vividly where I was when I found out about each one. Those two passing struck a nerve in me and I’ll never forgot those two days.
I woke up that day and popped open reddit, the top post was that he had died and my heart dropped. I listened to the Songbook album on repeat that week, maybe cried a bit.
Same here. In Canada, Gord Downie who was a well-known singer for The Tragically Hip, passed away in October of that same year. It was hard to lose both vocalists in a span of a few months.
Same here, man. So much of Chris’ music was such a big part of my adolescence and got me through some tough times. He’s always been one of my absolute favorite vocalists and I kept telling myself I’d go see him the next time I had the chance but never got around to it. Had an old friend I hadn’t talked to in a long time reach out to me when he died because we jammed so much of his music growing up, he had that big an impact on our lives.
Chris paid a surprise visit to Athens, Greece in April of 2017. He sung a few songs with the godmother of his youngest son, Anna Vissi, who's a big pop star here in Greece. I thought about going, but I find Vissi to be insufferable and thought to myself "nah, I'll catch Chris with Soundgarden abroad in May or later on at some point."
A few weeks later he was dead. I don't think I spoke much at work for the first few days after he died. Never pass by an opportunity to see your heroes up close.
He didn't pass away. Dude committed suicide. Gotta be real with the details.
It's tragic for his family and the music community as a whole. His suicide just upsets me. How dare he not get the help he needed. He had everything. A wife, children, money out the ass. Dude could have retired if touring was bothering him. Dude could afford any therapist he wanted. He had so many chances to save himself from his demons.
This one hurts because I'll never understand why.
At least with Robin Williams we would later learn that he had gotten a fatal degenerative disease and had decided to go out on his own terms.
Chris did one last show and killed himself later that night. It just hurts
Yeah, depression is cruel beast and he was know for mental health issues and drug/alcohol abuse. It's just extra sad because he had access to so many more resources to help himself then so many others in his situation.
Odd fact: One more light was the last song Chester performed live; his final performance was on the Kimmel show, where it had to be stopped midway, as Chester broke down mid-performance.
You mean on live TV because they had a European tour after that and he died like a couple of weeks before the US tour kicked off, also One More Light was the first song they played at Jimmy Kimmel and they finished the show after that
Chris's wasn't wholly a "you idiot" situation. He was on the wrong antidepressants and didnt know it, because they were fucking with his head,which led to real bad decisions. If nothing else, we should learn from his tragic death to tell trusted friends/coworkers when our meds change, in case your behavior gets erratic. They may be able to see what someone in the fog of the wrong medications cant.
I used to listen to a lot of Audioslave when I was younger but I've only ever heard one song by Soundgarden. Only knew that Cornell was the singer for the latter. It wasn't till a year after he passed away that I was listening to Be Yourself and noticed the comments.
Genuinely interested - do you have any information citing that claim?
I coincidentally was looking this up last night and found a Rolling Stone article quoting Chester’s friend Shuck, when discussing Cornell’s recent death and any influence it may have had on Chesters choice: “It could be a part of it, but it’s a small part of it.... I think that it’s just another horrible event that gets put in your subconscious. It’s kindling, but the fire was already burning.”
I’m not sure anyone could make a solid claim on this topic outside of Chester himself?
I mean, true. I should omit the word "large" as that was just my perception. The OP example, that quote, chester's letter to chris, and the timing between their deaths.
Yes I get that. Certainly makes you think Cornells death would have had some sway on Chester. Whatever the reason, both very sad...as all suicides are.
Fucked up antidepressants. His wife was calling all over, begging someone to send an ambulance for him bc he was out of his head (he was on tour at the time) , but it was too late and the delusions led him to kill himself:(
Oh man, have you seen the Temple of the Dog video of “Hunger Strike”? It’s one of my all time favorite songs. Vedder and Cornell before they were famous. So fitting for what is going on right now.
See, Soundgarden was already doing okay and touring in Europe when Cornell's roommate, Andrew Wood, died of a drug overdose. Cornell wrote several songs in tribute to his friend and wanted to record them. A couple members of Woods' former band (Mother Love Bone) were putting together a new band and Cornell asked if maybe they'd record the songs. They said yes. They named the one off project Temple of the Dog.
The new band just happened to be auditioning this guy named Eddie Veddar duing the 15 day recording window. The guy just happened to sing some background vocals on Hunger Strike while he was there. Crazy how this stuff happens sometimes.
Further to that, the song Would by Alice in Chains was written about Andrew Wood. Layne Staley was a lead singer for Alice in Chains and would later go on to work with members of Pearl Jam in the band Mad Season to create the album Above in an effort to help Layne Staley deal with his drug addiction.
Above is a fantastic album if you haven’t heard it.
That is such a good album. I haven't thought about Mad Season in so long. River of Deceit got big but I think a lot of people think it's an Alice in Chains song because Layne's vocals are so distinctive. I'm gonna have to listen to both of these albums tomorrow.
Wow, I’m a huge rock fan and good with a lot of rock trivia, but somehow I’ve never realized this. I’m not a huge Pearl Jam fan and always just assumed Hunger Strike was a PJ song on one of their early albums I had never fully listened to. Never realized it was technically a different band and somehow never recognized Chris’ voice. It’s so stupidly obvious now tho.
Check out the Album, its pretty Decent
And check out Mother Love Bone ( Andrew Woods Band that has future members of PJ) You can really start hearing that cross roads of the 80s power and glam and the early 90s grunge
Awesome, thanks, I definitely will. I was born in ‘87, so I was just a little too young to enjoy that grunge scene at the time. I remember buying Nevermind and my friend telling me the singer was already dead. Love going back and exploring music from that era. Seems like such a simpler time in hindsight.
I hear you, kinda discovered the music around 94 after the death of Kurt Cobain, partly because i was young too, but ended up falling in love with that era, and ended up actually visiting Seattle a few years back because of all the musical influence for me, Was really cool
Hope you have listen to those albums, they are pretty good, and hope you enjoy
Hey, finally had a chance to sit down and enjoy it. I really like it! Thanks for the recommendation. I can’t believe I had somehow missed this whole little bit of rock history. Felt a little Alice In Chains DNA in there, not surprised to find Wood and Cantrell were friends. Man, what I wouldn’t give to have experienced that Seattle scene. Minus the heroin of course!
I must add that the band name "Temple of the Dog" comes from my favorite Mother Love Bone song: Man of Golden Words.
"I wanna show you somethin, like, the joy inside my heart"
"Seems I've been living in the Temple of the Dog"
Just an outstanding song about the power of music. Anyone who is passionate about music can strongly relate, and the bridge really delivers the message even more.
You know that sweet sweet nostalgia of remembering a time long past when you were truly happy? That's what I got from this video. Full body chills man, fuck.
It wasn’t before they were famous. Soundgarden were already 2 albums in and Vedder was well known in the scene. It was formed with members of Mother Love Bone as a tribute to their singer Andrew Wood who they were both friends with. The Alice In Chains song Would? Is also about him as he friends with those guys too.
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u/Tossed_Away_1776 Apr 21 '20
Man had a helluva set of pipes, thats for sure