Grunge Legends Who Appear On Chris Cornell Autopsy Special Revealed

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Autopsy: The Last Hours of Chris Cornell premieres this Sunday at 9PM EST on Reelz Channel. Alternative Nation was sent an advance copy of the episode. The list of interviewees featured on the special is very limited, with only two musicians from the Seattle Grunge scene being featured. Chris Cornell’s family, close friends, and bandmates had no involvement with the docudrama special, and there have been boycott campaigns from fans.

Interviewees:
Dr. Michael Hunter, forensic psychologist
Kurt Danielson, former Tad bassist
Ken Settle, photographer
Matt Diehl, music journalist
Evan Schiller, drummer for Sadhappy
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos, psychologist

Archival interview clips with Chris Cornell and Tom Morello are played, along with an ABC interview clip with Vicky Cornell from earlier this year.

There are multiple dramatized ‘re-enactments’ of Cornell’s life and death throughout the episode, including a scene portraying Chris’ childhood with his father Ed Boyle. Chris’ widow Vicky Cornell, daughter Toni Cornell, and bodyguard Martin Kirsten are also portrayed by actors in the television special, but the identities of the actors are not known. All four members of Soundgarden are played by actors, including Paul Ayres as Chris Cornell.

Cast:
Paul Ayres as Chris Cornell
Andrew Shire as Ben Shepherd
Patrick Holly as Matt Cameron
Ben Sura as Kim Thayil
Unknown actress as Vicky Cornell
Unknown actress as Toni Cornell
Unknown actor as Martin Kirsten
Unknown actor as Chris Cornell’s father Ed Boyle

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Brett Buchanan
Brett previously hosted the BWR wrestling and MMA podcast, interviewing pro wrestling and MMA stars like Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Bruce Buffer, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Edge, and DDP. After ending BWR, Brett opened GrungeReport.net in May 2009. The site changed its name to AlternativeNation.net in June 2013.  Brett ran Scott Weiland's social media accounts for his final 'Master Blaster' tour in fall 2015 and continued to run the accounts after Weiland's death until July 2016. On Alternative Nation, Brett controls all aspects of the website and reports the day to day news.  He has interviewed members of Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Imagine Dragons, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Smiths. Brett has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and on the Reelz Channel. You can reach Brett at contact @alternativenation.net