Chris Cornell

To me, R&B means Aretha Franklin, who is otherworldly.

— Chris Cornell

She gives the night its dreams.

— Chris Cornell

In spite of my lack of education, I didn't lack direction.

— Chris Cornell

When Soundgarden formed, we were post-punk - pretty quirky.

— Chris Cornell

You can't always make out the words I sing with Soundgarden.

— Chris Cornell

I'm looking California and feeling Minnesota.

— Chris Cornell

Music is supposed to be inspired.

— Chris Cornell

I'm not usually in a talkative mode.

— Chris Cornell

And I'm lost behind The words I'll never find And I'm left behind As seasons roll on by

— Chris Cornell

The focus on my wife and my children, it really helps me make sense of the music side of it somehow.

— Chris Cornell

I never look back, ever. I'm always looking ahead, working on the next thing.

— Chris Cornell

Fans should be encouraged that I want to try different things.

— Chris Cornell

I always looked at rock & roll as the voice of regular people, of an economic group not in charge.

— Chris Cornell

And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

— Chris Cornell

An acoustic show is all about you, and any little nuance or mistake is amplified.

— Chris Cornell

Bands work in a way where everyone, at some point, has to have a similar idea of how you do things.

— Chris Cornell

Obviously, I want my kids to be happy, and I believe that they can be super successful at whatever they want to…

— Chris Cornell

Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three…

— Chris Cornell

Criticism pretty much follows anything anyone ever does. So, anytime anyone ever writes a song, plays a show, or does whatever they…

— Chris Cornell

I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone…

— Chris Cornell

I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for…

— Chris Cornell

I wasn't good in school. I didn't do sports. I sat in the bedroom and listened to records. Because the Beatles did…

— Chris Cornell

I don't care what people think of me or for what reason they think of me. I don't feel like I don't…

— Chris Cornell

When I was eight, my piano teacher played seven or eight notes, and I sang them. She stopped and looked at me…

— Chris Cornell

I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels…

— Chris Cornell

Soundgarden signing to a major, then Mother Love Bone, and seeing the same happen to Alice in Chains. We were all suddenly…

— Chris Cornell

I've always liked depressing music because a lot of times, listening to it when you're down can actually make you feel less…

— Chris Cornell

I really had to come to the conclusion, the sort of humbling conclusion that, guess what, I'm no different than anybody else:…

— Chris Cornell

There's this existential argument that comes in, at some point, when you're over-thinking the songwriting process. There's no guarantee that the more…

— Chris Cornell

'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was…

— Chris Cornell

Soundgarden was incredibly democratic, and I was really proud of that. I felt like we got along better than most bands we…

— Chris Cornell

You sometimes get the feeling that people think getting back together after a hiatus to write and record a record is work,…

— Chris Cornell

I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead…

— Chris Cornell

I'm a huge fan of film and always have been.

— Chris Cornell

I don't listen to Beyonce or Jennifer Hudson records.

— Chris Cornell

There was no animosity in the breakup of Soundgarden.

— Chris Cornell

At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are.

— Chris Cornell

It's good for me to be involved in different things.

— Chris Cornell

I've always had a really difficult time with loss.

— Chris Cornell

The words you say never live up to the words in your head.

— Chris Cornell