Martin Cooper honours Soundgarden and Audioslave’s sadly-departed rock genius Chris Cornell with a look at his ‘solo era’ style.
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On 18 May the rock world lost one of its greatest frontmen: Chris Cornell of Sound garden and Audio slave. Cornell had been on tour with the reformed Sound garden when the effects of on-going medication seem to have got the better of his judgement and he was found dead in his hotel room in Boston. Heartfelt tributes have been paid by fans and peers alike.
This story is from the October 2017 edition of Guitar Techniques.
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