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Chris Cornell Wiki Biography

Christopher John Boyle was born on 20^th July 20 1964, in Seattle, Washington USA, of English, Scottish, and Irish descent. As Chris Cornell, he was known as a musician, singer and songwriter, who became famous performing with rock bands including Soundgarden and Audioslave. Cornell was one of the representatives of the grunge movement back in the ‘90s. He passed away in 2017.

So just how rich was Chris Cornell? Sources estimate Cornell’s net worth at $60 million, being ranked number 40 in the list of the richest rock stars in the world. The musician made most of his money in the music industry, from album sales, ticket sales, touring, and royalties. Besides performing in rock bands, Chris Cornell had a solo career, which also added important income to his total net worth.

Chris Cornell suffered from depression when he was young and, as an adolescent, he was involved in drugs and stealing issues. The artist has declared that it was music that saved his life from addictions. He studied piano as a child, and later on he started playing drums, which brought him closer to rock ‘n’ roll. The musician quit school when he was 15, because he had to work to maintain his family.

In the ‘80s, he formed the rock band Soundgarden, together with Hiro Yamamoto, Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil, and they were signed in 1990 by the major label A&M Records. The band recorded five EPs, six albums, and two greatest hits compilations, including “Louder than Love”, “Badmotorfinger”, “Superunknown”, and “Down on the Upside”. Soundgarden had numerous hits, some of the best known being “Jesus Christ Pose”, “Spoonman”, “Black Hole Sun”, “Pretty Noose”, and “Blow Up the Outside World”. Soundgarden won two Grammy awards and many of their albums achieved platinum status in several countries worldwide. All these activities increased his net worth.

Chris Cornell started his solo career after 1997, when Soundgarden disbanded. His first solo album was called “Euphoria Morning” and brought Cornell a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Performance. At the end of the ‘90s, the rock star had to face depression again, and only after several years of fighting drugs and alcohol problems did he manage to rebuild his life and career. Regardless, he maintained his net worth.

Between 2001and 2007, the musician performed with Audioslave, a rock supergroup. Together with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk, Cornell released three albums: “Audioslave”, in 2002, “Out of Exile”, in 2005, and “Revelations”, in 2006. After the Audioslave project was over, in 2006 Cornell won a Satellite Award for the song “You Know My Name”, featured on the soundtrack of the film “Casino Royale”. The song also brought him a World Soundtrack Award, in 2007; his net worth increased considerably

During his solo career, Chris Cornell recorded five solo albums, the last being “Higher Truth”, released in 2015. The artists toured all over the world, having concerts in the US, Europe and Australia. Rolling Stone ranked him number nine in the list of “Best Lead Singers of All Time”, while MTV placed Cornell in 12th position in the top “22 Greatest Voices in Music”. All helped his net worth to climb.

In his personal life, Chris Cornell was first married to Susan Silver(1990-2004) with whom he has a daughter. He then married Vicky Karayiannis in 2004, and they have a daughter and a son.

Chris Cornell was found hanged on 18 May 2017, identified by authorities as by his own hand. Perhaps his depression had not been cured, as was thought by family and friends.

IMDB Wikipedia “Down on the Upside” “Euphoria Morning” “Higher Truth” (2015) “Louder than Love” “Out of Exile” (2005) “Revelations” (2006) “Superunknown” Aaron Bruno Alice in Chains American rock Andrej Sekera ARIA Charts Audioslave Audioslave (2002) Badmotorfinger Brad Wilk Chris Cornell Hiro Yamamoto John Lennon Kim Thayil KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas KROQ-FM Matt Cameron Panic! at the Disco Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden Susan Silver Temple of the Dog Tim Commerford Tom Morello Vicky KarayiannisHiro Yamamoto

Chris Cornell Quick Info

Chris Cornell Trademarks

1. Raw edged vocals
2. Goatee

Chris Cornell Quotes

• I’m not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that’s more what entertainment and music should be.

Chris Cornell Important Facts

• Wife Vicky gave birth to their second and his third child, Christopher Nicholas. It’s the first son. [December 2005]
• Left Audioslave, citing “irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences” as the reason. [February 2007]
• New wife Vicky gave birth to his second daughter named Toni on the 18th of September. [September 2004]
• Will be one of the artists with Audioslave in this year’s revival of Lollapalooza, started by Perry Ferrell of Jane’s Addiction, a touring festival of music and other exhibits. [July 2003]
• Left Audioslave in 2007 due to growing differences between himself and the other band members. The other members of the band went on to reestablish Rage Against the Machine with their former vocalist Zack De La Rocha, while Cornell went back to his solo career.
• First American male to perform the opening credits song for a James Bond film (You Know My Name, from Casino Royale (2006)).
• Dropped out of school at age fifteen.
• His father had Irish ancestry. His mother has English, Scottish, and Northern Irish ancestry. Chris’s maternal grandfather, Ralph Trivett Cornell, was born in Rothesay, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Julian Trivett Cornell and Emily Keillor Emmerson. Chris’s maternal grandmother, Marion M. MacNutt, who was born in Washington state, was the daughter of a Canadian-born father, James Frederick MacNutt, and a Wisconsin-born mother, Clarabell J. Hubbell.
• Lives in Los Angeles.
• Owns a rock-themed restaurant in Paris called “Black Calavados”.
• Vicky gave birth to his second daughter named Toni on the 18th of September, 2004
• Sold over 5 million records with his band Soundgarden. Sold over 300,000 copies of his solo debut, Euphoria Morning, as well as earned a grammy nomination. In 2002 his new band Audioslave sold 2 million copies of their self titled debut.
• Is an avid reader who enjoys books on philosophy and eastern culture. Counts Sylvia Plath among his favourite authors.
• Wrote the track ‘Wave Goodbye’ about the death of his friend, musician Jeff Buckley.
• Enjoys snowboarding and mountain biking in his leisure.
• November 19th 2002: release of Audioslave’s debut album.
• Used to be a cook.
• Wrote “Jesus Christ Pose” as a parody of Jane’s Addiction singer / Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell.
• Lead vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the alt rock band Soundgarden (was originally the drummer before Matt Cameron joined and Cornell switched to vocals).
• Daughter Lilian Jean (b. 28 June 2000) (7 lbs 12 oz).

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