Chris Cornell Death Facts: Age, Cause of Death, Birthday, Date of Death Tragedy!

Chris Cornell died at age 52, not too shabby. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding rock singer Chris Cornell's death.

Biography - A Short Wiki

Singer with Soundgarden, the group known for songs like “Black Hole Sun” and “Rusty Cage,” who was also a successful solo artist and the frontman for Audioslave. 

He married Susan Silver in 1990. After their divorce in March 2004, he remarried Vicky Karayiannis in the same month. He had two daughters named Lillian and Toni and a son named Christopher.  

How did Chris Cornell die?

Chris Cornell's death was caused by suicide.

Information about the death of Chris Cornell
Cause of deathSuicide
Age of death52 years
ProfessionRock Singer
BirthdayJuly 20, 1964
Death dateMay 17, 2017
Place of deathDetroit, Michigan, United States
Place of burialHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States

Quotes

The reason there’s no modern-day Shakespeare is because he didn’t have anything to do except sit in a room with a candle and think.

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I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulnerability to it, his technical ability was amazing, and so much of his personality would come out through his voice. I’m not even a guy to buy Queen records, really, and I still think he’s one of the best.

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When all of a sudden you’re successful and sought after overnight, you are instantly opened to a lot of sides of humanity that the average person is never going to see. And those can often be pretty disheartening, and it can make somebody pretty lonely.

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And if you don’t believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

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What do you think Jesus would twitter, ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ or ‘Has anyone seen Judas? He was here a minute ago.’

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