An Interview with Soundgarden Singer and Solo Artist Chris Cornell

Three bands, four solo albums, 30 years of songwriting.
Of all the unlikely rock stars who emerged during the big wave of early-1990s Seattle, Chris Cornell probably seemed the least unlikely. The lead singer of Soundgarden had been cultivating his powerhouse variation on classic hard rock moves since 1984, and he clearly had the presence and prowess required to reach the widest imaginable audience.
And since the band's heyday subsided (they broke up in 1997, re-formed in 2010), Cornell has rema