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'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Adapted Aggressive Beatles Bringing Collection Did Fan George Huge Indian Indian Music Influences Instrumental John John Lennon Lennon Little Mccartney Minimalist Music Paul Richard Rock Songs Wanted Were Whatever Write

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There's sadness to anyone that dies before their time, and specifically ones that seem to affect people in a positive way. It doesn't matter if it's Whitney Houston or a nameless, faceless person on the street. That's just as big of a tragedy for me.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Affect Anyone Before Big Dies Faceless Houston Just Matter Me People Person Positive Positive Way Sadness Seem Specifically Street Time Tragedy Way Whitney Whitney Houston

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I've always had a really difficult time with loss.

~Chris Cornell

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Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, and Silverchair are taking the simplest elements of Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam and melding them into one homogenous thing.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Bush Elements Jam Nirvana Pearl Pilots Simplest Stone Taking Temple Them Thing

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Some of the most brilliant things that someone might do could happen in three minutes because it's something that just occurs to them. And then, there's the example of really chipping away at something to create something great. I don't believe that one is more reliable than the other.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Away Because Believe Brilliant Could Create Example Great Happen Just Might Minutes More Most Occurs Other Really Reliable Some Someone Something Than Them Then Things Three

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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.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: After Average Average Person Disheartening Going Humanity Instantly Lonely Lot Make Never Often Opened Overnight Person Pretty See Sides Somebody Sought Successful Sudden Those You

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If I'm going to go out to be a solo artist, it's because I want to do something different without having to wait on someone else's schedule or hobbies or be limited by other people's prejudices. I'd be kind of stupid not to exercise that.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Artist Be Kind Because Different Else Exercise Go Going Having Hobbies Kind Limited Other Out People Prejudices Schedule Solo Solo Artist Someone Something Stupid Wait Want Without

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

~Chris Cornell

Topics: About Acoustic Amplified Any Little Mistake Nuance Show You

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I came from a childhood where I spent a lot of time alone and a lot of time just living with my imagination, and a certain amount of the adult world was kind of alienating.

~Chris Cornell

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When I was eight, my piano teacher played seven or eight notes, and I sang them. She stopped and looked at me in shock! That was the first time I'd gotten that reaction. I'd had looks of horror, but never shock in a positive way.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Eight First First Time Gotten Had Horror Looked Looks Me Never Notes Piano Played Positive Positive Way Reaction Sang Seven She Shock Stopped Teacher Them Time Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: July 20th, 1964

Died: May 18th, 2017

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