Chris Cornell obituary

Lead singer of rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, and one of the trailblazers of Seattle’s grunge sceneAs the lead singer of the Seattle-based band Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, who has died suddenly aged 52, had been one of the trailblazers of the city’s grunge movement in the late 1980s and 90s. Having achieved stardom with that band, he went on to further great success with Audioslave in the new millennium, while also developing a flourishing solo career. At the time of his deat