Music figures everywhere—from legends to up-and-coming rockers—are mourning the sudden and shocking loss of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, who died early this morning (May 18) at...
Music figures everywhere—from legends to up-and-coming rockers—are mourning the sudden and shocking loss of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, who died early this morning (May 18) at age 52, not long after performing with Soundgarden.
Below, you can get a taste of the tributes that have been flooding social media all morning.
A shining voice in music has left us in the midnight. He was a complex and gentle soul #ChrisCornell[1] has flown into the black hole sun.
— Perry Farrell (@perryfarrell) May 18, 2017[2]
So very very sad that we lost another beautifully gifted human today .. RIP brother #chriscornell pic.twitter.com/5MGCq0iEok[3][4]
— Glenn Hughes (@glenn_hughes) May 18, 2017[5]
RIP Chris Cornell
Incredibly Talented
Incredibly Young
Incredibly Missed. pic.twitter.com/pKNI4tKiXz[6]— Jimmy Page (@JimmyPage) May 18, 2017[7]
A mutual friend called me and tells me my bro passed away. #RIPChrisCornell You are a great artist Love to Vicki and fam @nilerodgers pic.twitter.com/FhG0fhT0q1[8][9][10]
— Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) May 18, 2017[11]
SO SO stunned to hear about Chris Cornell! Such a terrible and sad loss! Thinking of his family tonight! RIP
— Dave Navarro (@DaveNavarro) May 18, 2017[12]
#RIPChrisCornell You will be missed but never forgotten. My heart goes out to His family and friends. #sadday https://t.co/y2e9YXGR9o[13][14][15]
— DJ ASHBA (@DjASHBA) May 18, 2017[16]
Sad 2 hear of Chris Cornell passing..great singer and artist... another blow…RIP
— Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) May 18, 2017[17]
RIP Chris Cornell...Our Thoughts & Prayers To His Family,