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Made in us
Decrepit Dakkanaut






Burtucky, Michigan

If this is a topic already I missed it.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/39960066
Chris Cornell has died at the age of 52, his representatives have confirmed.

He was best known as the lead singer in Soundgarden and Audioslave, and also performed the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale.

In a statement, Cornell's representative Brian Bumbery said his death was "sudden and unexpected".

It also said the family would be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause and asked for privacy.

Stars pay tribute to Chris Cornell
Cornell died shortly after playing a concert with Soundgarden in Detroit on Wednesday evening.


Image caption Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, chats to Shaun Keaveny.
The show was part of a wider tour and the group had a number of live dates scheduled for later this month.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page led tributes to Cornell on Twitter, writing: "RIP Chris Cornell. Incredibly talented, incredibly young, incredibly missed."

Chris Cornell
Image caption Cornell was the lead singer of both Soundgarden and Audioslave
Cornell was born on 20 July, 1964.

As a solo artist, he released four studio albums - most recently 2015's Higher Truth.

His biggest single in the UK was 2006's You Know My Name, which was the theme song to Casino Royale, which starred Daniel Craig.

2006 interview with Chris Cornell on his Bond theme
The track made him the first male American artist to write and perform the theme song for a James Bond movie.

But he was perhaps most famous as the lead singer of Seattle band Soundgarden, which formed in 1984 and went on to release six studio albums.

Last year, the band confirmed they were returning to the studio to record new material and a tour was announced for this year.

On Wednesday evening, the Fox Theatre in Detroit tweeted pictures of the band while they were live on stage.

Soundgarden playing in the Fox Theatre Detroit
Cornell himself tweeted about the show on Wednesday evening, writing: "Finally back to Rock City!"

Soundgarden's most successful album in the UK was 1994's Superunknown, which reached number four in the singles chart.

In 2001, he joined rock supergroup Audioslave, which consisted of Cornell on lead vocals, together with Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk (drums).

The group released three albums - all of which reached the top 20 in the UK - but disbanded in 2007.



Well that just friggin SUCKS! I loved his vocals
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut




On a surly Warboar, leading the Waaagh!

Put this over in Geek Media under the 2017 RIP's, methinks.
   
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)





Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!



I just saw him a few weekends ago in Memphis.


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Fixture of Dakka





Incredibly sad news. Soundgarden was one of the greats, but Audioslave for me is when he really proved how immensely powerful he was both as a singer and songwriter. Things like Temple of the Dog also continue to endure and solo work like his song for Casino Royale and his rendition of Billie Jean are some of my all time favorite recordings. He will be greatly, greatly missed.
   
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