Chris Cornell: Soundgarden Discussing Box Set, Not A Reunion
Chris Cornell tells RollingStone.com that the meetings he’s been having with his former Soundgarden bandmates have been about releasing a box set that would include b-sides, but not a reunion. “The only thing that we have talked about is trying to put together an album of B sides and maybe a box set with some unreleased tracks we have,” Cornell explained. “This is something we first talked about 10 years ago. We all feel it’s time to do that, and we have a lot of fans out there, and we have a lot of new fans discovering our music, and I think the catalog and the legacy of the band has been ignored by the record label and previous management, so we decided to get together, and start working towards putting something like that out.”
But Cornell did leave the door open to reuniting someday. “I’ve always said nothing is impossible,” the 44-year-old said. “I never wanted to be one of those people who tries to predict the future. I don’t want to know what I will be doing two years, five years from now. I want to be open to anything, but nothing has changed in terms of our attitude toward it.”
Chris Cornell Performs ‘Billie Jean’ At Peace & Love 2009
Chris Cornell performed his cover of ‘Billie Jean’ at Peace & Love 2009 in Borlänge, Sweden on Saturday night (June 27), introducing the Michael Jackson song as a tribute to the late King of Pop. Watch fan filmed footage below.
Chris Cornell Backstage At Download 2009
Chris Cornell talked with NME backstage after his show at Download 2009 on Saturday (June 13). The former Soundgarden/Audioslave singer talked about his set, running into people he hadn’t seen in awhile, choosing his setlist at the last minute after getting a feel for the day and the place, doing covers when he was with Audioslave, not thinking of ‘Scream’ as a directional change but as an hour long piece of music completely different than anything he’s ever done, and more. Watch the interview via YouTube below.
Chris Cornell Talks With 3FM At Pinkpop
Chris Cornell spoke with 3FM’s Kristel van Eijk backstage at Pinkpop in Landgraaf, Netherlands, where he talked about his memories of the festival, how the attendees are there for the music, and what he has coming up. Watch the brief interview below.
Chris Cornell’s Son Christopher Beat Boxing ‘Watch Out’
Chris Cornell’s wife Vicky videotaped the former Soungarden/Audioslave frontman’s son Christopher beat boxing while singing ‘Watch Out’ in front of the Christmas tree over the holidays. Watch it via YouTube below.
Chris Cornell ‘Long Gone’ (Howard Benson Remix) Video
Chris Cornell is out with the video for the ‘Long Gone’ (Howard Benson Remix), a hard rock version of the first single off the former Soundgarden frontman’s third solo album ‘Scream’. Watch the Matt Alonzo directed video via Skee.tv below.
On TV: Franz Ferdinand, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland
Rock acts on television this week include:
Franz Ferdinand, who perform on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ (CBS) on Tuesday.
Ben Harper & Relentless7, who perform on ‘The Late Show’ (CBS) on Wednesday and ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ (NBC) on Thursday.
Slash and Daughtry, who perform on ‘American Idol’ (FOX) on Wednesday.
The National, who perform on ‘Late Night’ (NBC) on Wednesday.
Ida Maria, who performs on ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’ (NBC) on Friday.
Chris Cornell, who performs on ‘The Late Show’ (CBS) on Friday.
Scott Weiland, who performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ (ABC) on Friday.
Chris Cornell Discusses Trent Reznor, Axl Rose & Soundgarden
Sherman and Tingle of Q101.1 FM sat down with Chris Cornell to discuss being treated “very well” by “a little eccentric” Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose, being unsure about the chances of a Soundgarden reunion, the criticism he received from Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor regarding the new album ‘Scream’, life on the road without the family, singing and music in general.
“I don’t even think he realized it would be something that people would want to talk about so much,” Cornell said of Reznor’s Twitter posting. Chris added that he’s never even met Trent before.
Watch the interview via the Chicago station’s YouTube channel below.
Crowd Gives Chris Cornell Assist During ‘Hunger Strike’ Performance
Chris Cornell videotaped the Riviera Theatre crowd during his show in Chicago on Sunday night (April 19), who provided vocals on Temple of the Dog’s ‘Hunger Strike’. Watch the former Soungarden frontman on camera and an audience member recording Cornell on camera below.
Chris Cornell Apparently Has That Prisoner Look
Chris Cornell checked in with fans on his Twitter account on Wednesday (April 15), where the former Soundgarden/Audioslave singer talked about a run-in with the law:
Just flew into Indy. got off the plane. 3 uniformed U.S. Marshals were waiting for a prisoner on my flight. They thought it was me. It wasn’t
