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The more info I read, the more the Rock & Roll hall of fame seems anti-rock. Rock was not meant to be judged by panels of old people.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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A certain scenario kept repeating itself. The people from the magazines would take two or three shots of the band. They’d start to pack up. And then they’d sort of take me off into a corner by myself. After about the thirtieth time that a photographer asked me to take my shirt off, I started to get the picture.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
There was no animosity in the breakup of Soundgarden.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Not really. I don't even have enough time to pursue everything I want to do musically. Also, there's a lot of people out there who spend a lot of time trying to act, so I think most of the good acting jobs should be reserved for those people.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
You can really walk around a song and completely, if it's a good song, look at it from a lot of different angles. Johnny Cash with Rick Rubin illustrated that perfectly.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Audioslave was something that I felt had become a career decision. It became three albums over a period of years touring with a specific group of people.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Once you sit in front of people and start playing songs, it's all on you. No matter what happens, it's entirely your responsibility the entire time. I like that intensity.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
We're happy with what we've achieved. Every record we've made has furthered the growth of our line of success. It's never disappeared or gone backward: each record sells more, each tour is bigger.
Kim Thayil Soundgarden -
I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels like to be depressed. On the other hand, I also know what it feels like to have money, to be successful, to be independent, but I can tell you that money and success never solve your problems.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
One of the Robinson brothers from the Black Crowes turned me on to Nick Drake.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
When Soundgarden formed, we were post-punk - pretty quirky.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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The fans own the records and listen to them and love them. It becomes the soundtrack to some part of their lives, and we don't control that. To me, that's what's exciting about what we do.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
If you sold a million records, the only way you could be disappointed is if the guy down the street sold seven million. But you've got to start dodging bullets once you've sold that many records, because everybody wants to kill you. We're not in that position. We can still be very successful and not have to worry about wearing bulletproof vests.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
An acoustic show is all about you, and any little nuance or mistake is amplified.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I would look at older blues musicians who just keep going into their seventies. They keep doing it until they drop dead. And I've always felt like that's what I want to do. I've felt that since the day I was able to start playing music for a living. I don't see the point of thinking about retiring because it's not work to begin with.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I used to hate playing Seattle shows.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden
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There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive, and there was sort of a wall of volume all the time.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
I play Texas Hold'em on my Blackberry. I have amassed a fortune on that. I have almost 30 million dollars from playing. It is unreal.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Melody Maker: Did Andy Wood's death and then Kurt Cobain's affect your attitude to drugs?
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
Oftentimes, especially in the context of an acoustic song, I'm motivated to write by some amount of melancholy.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden