When Soundgarden formed, we were post-punk - pretty quirky. Chris Cornell formpostpretty Change image and share on social
'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock. Chris Cornell adaptaggressivebeatles share on social
I think the concept of commercials, for example, I have had offers to do songs in different commercials, and it is not what I have liked. Chris Cornell commercialconceptoffer Change image and share on social
I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people. Chris Cornell entertainentertainerfeel Change image and share on social
When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot with those guys and you become very protective of that legacy. Chris Cornell bandguyimpact Change image and share on social
At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are. Chris Cornell dayendfan Change image and share on social
Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage. Chris Cornell awkwardbeardavid Change image and share on social
To a degree, rock fans like to live vicariously and they like that, music fans in general, but when indie music sort of came into prominence in the early '90s, a lot of it was TV-driven, too, where if you saw the first Nirvana video, you're looking at three guys that look like people you go to school with. Chris Cornell 90sdegreedrive share on social
I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport. Chris Cornell bikemountainproper Change image and share on social
I play Texas Hold'em on my Blackberry. I have amassed a fortune on that. I have almost 30 million dollars from playing. It is unreal. Chris Cornell amassblackberrydollar Change image and share on social