Chris Cornell - Definition and Overview

Christopher Cornell (born July 20, 1964, Seattle Washington) is a singer/songwriter most well-known as the lead singer of Soundgarden, in which he was a member from the mid 1980s until 1996. He is currently the vocalist in Audioslave, backed up by three of the four former members of Rage Against The Machine.

After Soundgarden split up, and before joining Audioslave, he collaborated with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider of the band Eleven to release a solo album, Euphoria Morning. Audioslave's first self-titled album spawned hits such as "Like a Stone" and "Cochise".

While in Soundgarden, he recorded an album with members of Pearl Jam as Temple Of The Dog, in tribute to his friend Andrew Wood.

External Links

• Official site with biography, discography, images, tour dates, etc. (http://www.chriscornell.com/main.html)
• Thorough biography at a comprehensive Soundgarden fan site (http://web.stargate.net/soundgarden/misc/chris.shtml)
• IMDB page for Cornell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0180225/)
• All Music Guide artist page for Cornell (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:28320roac48n)
• VH1 artist page for Cornell (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/cornell_chris/artist.jhtml)
• Fan page at fluttergirl.com (first such hit on Google) (http://www.fluttergirl.com/chriscornell/)