Chris Cornell

I'm starting to sound like a broken record, if you'll excuse the pun, but another one of my music heroes has died. I was stunned to find out that Chris Cornell has passed away at 52. He was probably one of the greatest rock voices of the 1990's, and contributed to several movie soundtracks including the recent James Bond film "Casino Royale." What he means to me can hardly be forgotten as his Soundgarden and Audio Slave music has been a part of the artwork that I do. I used to play the Superunknown album in my studio until it shook the walls - I would get into a state with it. The music gave me a sense of identity at a time when I was being screwed over in a horrible job situation by horrible people. To this day I have a mix of Cornell music both in my studio and in my car. Cornell was recently here in Indianapolis - if I hadn't been so busy with work and had known, I would have loved to have seen him. I'm missing these guys as they leave the scene. For anyone not familiar, here is a song that has been the background of much of my art...and it's meant to be played loud: [link]