Chris Cornell Quotes - Page 3

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

  Chris Cornell

  Mistake, Littles, Nuance

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• Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavours.

  Chris Cornell

  Differences, Personality, Leaving

  ""Audioslave no more ?"". IGN Music, www.ign.com. February 16, 2007.

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• I don't really go to clubs so I don't know what sounds are made there.

  Chris Cornell

  Sound, Clubs, Made

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• My brother brought home 'At San Quentin' when I was about 7, and we played it over and over again.

  Chris Cornell

  Brother, Home, My Brother

  "Exclusive: Chris Cornell Talks Writing Music for MACHINE GUN PREACHER, His Career, Soundgarden, Touring, Johnny Cash, Video Games and Much More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. September 30, 2011.

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• Friends of mine that are from here or that have spent time here have told me about Israel and how warm the people are and that I should someday come here.

  Chris Cornell

  Israel, People, Someday

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• Ever since I can remember I’ve had positive and negative fan reviews. And whether it was positive or negative it wasn’t always based in reality or what my perception of the music was. But judging from playing these new songs live and my feelings on the record [Scream] – and it’s a great record – there is definitely an audience for it. Also, I don’t really go to clubs so I don’t know what sounds are made there.

  Chris Cornell

  Song, Reality, Judging

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• If you sold a million records, the only way you could be disappointed is if the guy down the street sold seven million. But you've got to start dodging bullets once you've sold that many records, because everybody wants to kill you. We're not in that position. We can still be very successful and not have to worry about wearing bulletproof vests.

  Chris Cornell

  Successful, Worry, Guy

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Sometimes, if a song is written, in essence, to be that stripped down, it's very touchy when you start adding things, because even the smallest thing can have a huge impact. Somebody has to make the decision that there's a better song in there if there's less.

  Chris Cornell

  Song, Impact, Essence

  "'Maybe Sincerity Is The New Punk': Chris Cornell On Embracing Space". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. September 13, 2015.

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• If you're an American kid, you can't help but be influenced by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones because they're always on the radio.

  Chris Cornell

  Kids, Black, Rolling

  "Chris Cornell: 'As a performer, I'm able to do what I want'" by Dave Simpson, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2009.

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• My first favorite band that made music important to me was the Beatles. I was a little kid. I didn't know who was singing what song or who wrote what song.

  Chris Cornell

  Song, Kids, Singing

  "Interview: Chris Cornell on ‘Pearl Jam Twenty,’ reuniting Soundgarden and the impact of the Seattle music scene" by Kristopher Tapley, uproxx.com. October 05, 2011.

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• Radio and TV can still push a band, but things need to be shaken up. There is the Internet, but mostly what I see there is little kids on YouTube playing music.

  Chris Cornell

  Kids, Playing Music, Needs

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• I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week.

  Chris Cornell

  House, Opera, Week

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• I had to teach myself to let go of the conventional rock way of playing guitar and singing. Some things you wouldn't expect to work, did and some things won't ever work.

  Chris Cornell

  Letting Go, Rocks, Guitar

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• The freedom I have as a U.S. citizen is unparalleled. Despite the fact people may not like American passports, having that passport affords me more freedoms than any other passport could.

  Chris Cornell

  People, Citizens, May

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• I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport.

  Chris Cornell

  Sports, Mountain, Mountain Biking

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