Chris Cornell: News, History & Updates
Chris Cornell Biography by Matt Pinfield
Exclusively for Alternative Nation
I’ve got so many memories of Chris Cornell. Our friendship started—you know, I had seen the band really early on. I was a major supporter in alternative radio, rock radio, and even in college radio, you know what I mean, like when they were starting out. My memories are just being at so many shows with them, having dinner with Chris and the band in New York City while they were in town for their rehearsals for Saturday Night Live when Down on the Upside came out.
They were doing shows—we spent a lot of time together. I went to Seattle for the album special for Down on the Upside. Then me and Chris used to talk a lot about music, talk about the greatest bands and songs and his vocals and people we love musically. So I’m very grateful that I had a relationship where the band let me into their life and trusted me. That is important to me.
All the way around, I miss Chris every day. And it’s important for me to keep his music alive through whatever platform that I have. At this point I’m on three different radio platforms—my syndicated show, KCSN Los Angeles, and KLOS—and it’s all about keeping their music alive.
Interview conducted by Greg Prato for Alternative Nation.
