Chris Cornell

“The '90s were a great time for music.”

“To me, the most important thing is the sense of belonging.”

“What I look for in a musician is a sense of infinity.”

“A lot of times, when you're a kid, you're just looking for a way to be heard.”

“If you're a singer, you've got to be a pretty good actor. You're the one who is telling the story.”

“I'm not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy is making stories.”

“An acoustic show is all about you, and any little nuance or mistake is amplified.”

“I've always been a singer, but I've never been a frontman. I've always been shy.”

“I think that when you're in a band, you're in a situation where you have to be diplomatic.”

“Depression can be a very isolating experience.”

“I just really don't think you should be judging people.”

“It's great to be in a band where the other members are your friends.”

“I came from a background of nobody in my family doing anything in music.”

“The reason there's a question of why I have a solo career is that I'm a member of a band.”

“Even in my own life, I've had to make a lot of adjustments and find a new way of existing.”

“There's something about a Seattle crowd that's just a little bit more intense.”