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There's a lot of music that I don't like.
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To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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The first time I ever went to Hawaii, I was listening to island music, thinking, 'I could've been born here, and I'm pretty sure I would never play that.'
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Kerrang! Magazine, March 1, 1997.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Led Zeppelin is just a bunch of stupid idiots who wrote cool riffs.
Chris Cornell Audioslave -
What formed me as a musician, a songwriter, the sound and personality of my band, a whole lot of that happened well before 1991.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
It just doesn't get any more stripped down than going out totally alone and doing songs.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
There wasn't a key moment when I knew I wanted to quit.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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I really had to come to the conclusion, the sort of humbling conclusion that, guess what, I'm no different than anybody else: I've got to sort of ask for help - not something I ever did, ever. And then part two of that is, like, accept it when it comes, and, you know, believe what people tell me.
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Rock never meant the same thing to everyone, but when I was growing up in the late seventies, everyone could identify the five, ten bands that formed the center.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I think the concept of commercials, for example, I have had offers to do songs in different commercials, and it is not what I have liked.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
The freedom I have as a U.S. citizen is unparalleled. Despite the fact people may not like American passports, having that passport affords me more freedoms than any other passport could.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I prefer not to use any machines. I focus a lot on cardio, which is what I do when I'm on stage. I also am into isometric workouts.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I never look back, ever. I'm always looking ahead, working on the next thing.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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I'm interested in where I'm going and the people I am there to see. Going to Cuba was a great example of that, and the succession of going into Cuba, which is not a very easy place to get into, and playing music for people who have never seen a live rock concert outdoors like that.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Definitely, when you get into something where bands are playing for 30,000 people, it's not like the post-punk, U.S. independent scene.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulnerability to it, his technical ability was amazing, and so much of his personality would come out through his voice. I'm not even a guy to buy Queen records, really, and I still think he's one of the best.
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I'm not usually in a talkative mode.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Fans should be encouraged that I want to try different things.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I never thought of myself as being the singer that wanted to create an identity and then stick to that.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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He's like one of my best friends in the world. Absolutely genuine guy, I swear on the bible.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I don't ever want something that I didn't do because I was afraid of it or I didn't think I'd be good at it - within reason. Obviously I'm never going to be able to play the trumpet.
Chris Cornell Audioslave -
Everybody is influenced by someone.
Chris Cornell Audioslave -
I've always felt like there's a certain amount of doing what I do, and performing and making records and doing interviews and photo shoots and that, that are kind of a necessary evil of getting my music to people's ears to hear. Over the years, I've just become more tolerant of that.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden