Chris Cornell Died of Apparent Suicide

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Chris Cornell has committed suicide


Tough day....

Have any thoughts about suicide and mental illness you want but it's sad any way you cut it.

I grew up with grunge. Alice in Chains and Soundgarden were and are my 2 favorite bands growing up. Those bands made me love music and made me pick up the guitar.

One of my best times was seeing Soundgarden live a few years ago.


Chris Cornell sang my wedding song ("Thank You", a Zeppelin cover)- well not live, but a recorded version of it was played at my wedding for the 1st dance with my wife.




One of the best rock singers. Guy had a unreal vocal range and spoke to a whole generation of kids at a time when they needed it. Way too sh**y a way to go. Blue skys, man
 
Wow, not many front men left from that era/genre of rock. Curt Cobain, Lane Staley, Scott Weiland, now this guy. Too bad. RIP.
 
Notably missing from the obits is that he co-wrote and sang the theme song from the Bond reboot "Casino Royale", which is where I first heard of him.
 
Anthony said:
Wow, not many front men left from that era/genre of rock. Curt Cobain, Lane Staley, Scott Weiland, now this guy. Too bad. RIP.
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No kidding. Tough to hear...

Unlike the rest, I got to see him play once, at Stubbs BBQ in Austin a few years ago, and actually got to shake his hand (we were having lunch as they set up for the evenings show).
 
Yeah, I grew up in the grunge era as well, and this was a bummer for me. I posted this in another thread, but it makes more sense here anyway:


Hell of a voice, and was a great songwriter too.
 
I grew up in the Rolling Stones/Aerosmith era. Keith Richards has been dead for what 10-20 years now, and that dude is still rocking out to this very day. Real rock never dies! :rockon:
 
Hell of a singer.
I guess he finally broke that rusty cage.

RIP Chris Cornell - thanks for the many many hours of rock and roll left to this world.
 
It is interesting to me how age colors our view of suicide. A 90 year old with body and mind betraying you, pill-popping his way to his Maker is considered humane and rational in 2017. Checking out at 52 because your mind betrays you just as well is considered blasphemy however. Something about perceived potential being "gratuitously" left on the table, seems to be the going explanation for that moral relativism. Condolences to the family.
 
Always sad to see a good music artist go.

Kinda lost interest today when folks said one of their "heroes" died, though. Ugh. Celebrity worship.

Same ol' same ol' on the suicide thing for me. His life, his decision. He made it. Not my business. Didn't know him.
 
I never cared for them but I anted to go to lollopoluzas(Icant spell it)
Anyway, they were one of the main acts and blew me away. Really disappointed to hear this news today.

I love this:
 
hindsight2020 said:
It is interesting to me how age colors our view of suicide. A 90 year old with body and mind betraying you, pill-popping his way to his Maker is considered humane and rational in 2017. Checking out at 52 because your mind betrays you just as well is considered blasphemy however. Something about perceived potential being "gratuitously" left on the table, seems to be the going explanation for that moral relativism. Condolences to the family.
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Its a good point but one is a scenario with potential healing the other is not.
Assuming he was not terminally ill, It sucks when a family loses a dad, brother, son who felt there was no way out.
3 kids 11,12, and 17 lost their father. Maybe he was or felt he was out of options. Maybe he tried every avenue. I have no idea.
Maybe he was ill... He did just create a huge vacuum in their lives that won't likely close completely.

It really is different than someone that is at the end and failing and choosing to get off at the next stop.

You don't put a dog down unless it is dying or is dangerous.
Point is there are situations were any decision makes sense in one scenario and not another.

I cannot climb into his mind and understand why he chose it but I am sad for his children.
I (We) will always have his music which is all we ever had but they truly lost something.
 
Well I'm sure he didn't check out because he was so happy he just couldn't take it anymore. So most likely something emotionally made him (and many others who choose suicide) so sad or distraught they want to leave.
I always feel for them. They've probably suffered quite some time.
He was/is a part of music history. No less than any famous pilot is a part of aviation history, or Tiger Woods as a golfer, Burt Reynolds as an actor, etc.

Everyone has their right to give a crap or not... and while you by no means are required to show respect, you certainly also have the option of not showing disrespect.
 
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