The Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen have posted a stunning shirtless photo of Chris Cornell, where he is definitely looking California! Momsen wrote, “#beyourself #chriscornell #mood.”
Momsen is the biggest rocker fan of Cornell’s, and has been dating back to her days acting on Gossip Girl, frequently praising Soundgarden in interviews. Momsen’s dream of opening for Cornell finally came true in 2017, when The Pretty Reckless opening for Soundgarden on tour. The run of shows came to a tragic end when Cornell died by suicide following a Detroit performance. Momsen later fronted a reunited Soundgarden in January 2019 at the ‘I Am The Highway’ Chris Cornell tribute show in Los Angeles.
Momsen has posted the following on Instagram about Chris Cornell last May:
A year ago today was a day I will never forget. I was sitting outside our dressing room in Indianapolis, when I heard someone say ‘Taylor?’ I looked up to see a man standing there, with the sun blazing behind him, he looked familiar…and then my heart dropped, because it was Chris Cornell.
I’d met him a couple times before in passing but here he was, actually talking to me. We spent about 20 minutes chatting about things like singing and their record ‘King Animal’ and how much I loved it. Later that night after we played our show opening for them, we were watching their set from behind the stage when he started talking into the mic, and my heart dropped again when I heard him say our band’s name…twice.
He dedicated ‘By Crooked Steps’ to us and we all were as happy as we could ever be. It was a magical. Kato was with us that night sharing the experience. We have lost so much this year and it has put our passion for music to the test, but as humans we are all built to handle this pain, it will make us stronger, and we will return, because the music will always live on.
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