Chris Cornell’s mom going to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Chris Cornell‘s mother Karen is in Los Angeles for Soundgarden‘s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Marco Collins wrote, ‘Back in L.A. for the @rockhall of Fame inductions supporting my Seattle posse, @Soundgarden! The band threw a pre-show hang tonight that felt like a high school reunion for us PNW kids. 🖤
So great connecting with @kimfuckingthayil, @themattcameron, @hunterbhunted, Susan Silver and original bassist @hiroyamamotobass. And seeing @chriscornellofficial’s amazing mom, Karen, was the absolute highlight. Seattle energy, loud and proud, in the city of angels tonight. The only thing we’re missing is Chris himself. ❤️”
You can see Karen in the Instagram photo album uploaded below.
Soundgarden bassist’s tribute to Chris Cornell
Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto says Chris Cornell will be ‘entering without a sound’ into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Well, Soundgarden is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow and like the lyrics in this song say, Chris Cornell will be ‘Entering without a sound’. Love to you, Chris and I know you will be there in spirit. We shared some amazing moments together and I especially treasure the cathartic energy we brought to the stage. The band will definitely be feeling you with us tomorrow night. I wish you could be here to share in this wonderful experience and help us show our appreciation to the fans and all the people who have been part of Soundgarden for all these years.
Here are some photos of early Soundgarden taken by Charles Peterson. And a few more pics of last week’s rehearsals from Taylor Momsen. What an awesome lineup coming your way!
I’m just feeling grateful to be recognized, especially since I am the member associated with the indie releases and small club tours and not of the era of platinum albums and arena rock.
I really want to thank everybody who has supported or is associated with Soundgarden in any way. I hesitate to mention names because I don’t want to leave anybody out and people keep coming up to me that test my memory (my apologies for not remembering) and it really makes me realize what an amazing world of people that makes Soundgarden happen.
Mostly I want to thank the fans. You are the integral part of Soundgarden. The stories you bring, the relics that you have me sign and all the love I’m receiving from people including here on Insta. That’s pretty amazing. It’s so cool that music moves us all and it is such an honor to know that what we have created is a part your world! Thanks for warming my heart.”
Susan Silver honors Chris Cornell and Soundgarden
Ahead of Soundgarden’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Susan Silver – best known for managing Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Screaming Trees from their early days through their rise to fame – recently sat down with Variety to reflect on her storied career and Soundgarden’s enduring legacy.
During the discussion, Silver reflected on how frontman Chris Cornell – her husband from 1990 to 2004, with whom she shares a daughter – handled fame and the intense attention that came with becoming a rock icon.
“Chris was very private, that’s something we shared. We were both shy kids and shy growing up, and as he grew into the incredible singer and performer that he became, I think he had to put a sort of invisible shield around himself because he was very, very sensitive to external energy,” she said.
“He wasn’t the guy to sit around and read reviews or listen to people’s opinions about his band or about his performance — and he hated gossip,” Silver continued. “So I think it was more as a sort of eyes-down, walk straight ahead, put that invisible force field around himself. And that often could be interpreted as arrogance, but really it was shyness and being a very sensitive person — and a necessary self-defense.”
“Because as we’ve seen, this business, the industry and the fans themselves, will chew an artist up and spit them out,” she added. “And with the onset of instant information, it’s almost like we as a people have somehow demonstrated this sort of lower vibration of feeling better about ourselves when we see other people fail. I feel so lucky for myself and for my clients that they had this success before the digital age.”
In regards to Soundgarden’s Hall of Fame induction, Silver says she couldn’t be more happy for them.
“I’m so proud of them,” she said. “So proud of them. It’s so deserved, so well-earned, I’m absolutely thrilled and excited to be there with them, to see them perform, to see the surprises they have in store.”
