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“I don’t think there was a single riff I wrote after 1992 that Zack de la Rocha even liked”: how Audioslave saw Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello escaping his own past
By Henry Yates published
In 2006, Audioslave’s Tom Morello and Chris Cornell sat down with Classic Rock to reveal all about their third album, Revelations

“If I ever run into him in a dream again, I hope I remember to apologize”: the time Chris Cornell revealed he’d been dreaming about Layne Staley
By Niall Doherty published
Cornell wrote that he’d been angry at Staley’s funeral and wanted to say sorry

Soundgarden dispute with Chris Cornell's estate is not over after all – and late frontman's last batch of songs remain shelved
By Stef Lach published
Don't hold your breath for those seven unreleased Chris Cornell songs, says Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron

"I looked to John Lennon as a father figure when I was a kid": watch Chris Cornell discuss the influence of John Lennon, and perform a beautiful acoustic version of Imagine, on the Howard Stern show in 2011
By Paul Brannigan published
The Beatles, and specifically John Lennon, had a huge influence on late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Watch him explain why to Howard Stern

"It connects with me in a way that I just can't describe, creating a very special environment that no other record can achieve": Chris Cornell on the Pink Floyd album he loved the most
By Chris Cornell published
Late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell discovered his favourite Pink Floyd album in his old landlord's record collection

On what would have been Prince's 65th birthday, here's Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, David Gilmour, Chris Cornell and more covering his most iconic songs
By Paul Brannigan published
In tribute to the memory of musical genius Prince, who would have been 65 today, here are six covers of his most iconic songs

Chris Cornell's seven final recordings are going to be released by Soundgarden
By Fraser Lewry published
An agreement has been reached in the long-running legal battle between Vicky Cornell and Soundgarden

Chester Bennington would have turned 47 today. In 2017, in his final interview, he gave us these touching words about his friend and hero, Chris Cornell
By Rob Barbour published
In the summer of 2017, we spoke to Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington about the life and legacy of his friend, late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. Here's what he had to say
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