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  • he is so fuckin' HOT!! unreal xD

  • I FUCKING LOVE CHRIS CORNELL!

  • One of my favorite vocalists interviewed by one of my favorite vocalists.

    Although the pace of his interview is slow, if one listens to him carefully the man has something to say.

  • he's 47 years old? wtf

  • Please dont ever cut your hair short EVER again. Just sayin.. your look GOOD with long hair and gote.

  • This Man has done everything and more to my soul music wise When I saw Soundgarden this last July I cried when they played 4 Of July. and for Audioslave their song Getaway Car just has this feeling of inner depth when your feeling low and out of your element that just makes you ponder on life. anything that Chris has done and will do is real whatever people think.

  • he talks in the laid back pace and attitude of his music

  • I don't think he's underrated, nor is Soundgarden. I think they appeal to certain audience and I notice that every SG fan I know has a higher than average IQ, more insightful than the norm. Sure you're going to get a pimply faced teenage with more to prove than good taste who's stay stupid things here, bring up Justin Beiber and shit, but the real fans are generally exceptionally cool people.

  • Its not that he made a pop album, its that the pop album stinks.

  • Chris = the best

  • lol "Stick figures that say NO!"

  • im gunna see soundgarden in like 2 weeks !!

  • this guy is STRUNG THE FUCK OUT!!

  • If you think a musician sucks then just say they suck. 'Sellout' is a meaningless fucking term. Have you ever got up earlier than you wanted to just to go to a job that you hate? That makes you a sellout, but in reality you're just doing what you gotta do. The term 'sellout' doesn't mean shit.

  • You know..honestly..I think that no matter how famous Chris has become, he's still underrated. Good guitar player, good lyricist, good looking, and great voice. He may have lost the voice a bit but he STILL KICKS ASS.

  • Chris Cornell can put his Hands all over my Flower after i've Uncovered his Gun and Get on the snake... Geddit?

  • he's so cooool and he's still a hottieeee :)

  • im not homosexual or anything but chris cornell is a good lookin dude lol

  • Yeah well fuck. Everyone gets tried of breaking out of their cage. Chris is cool, and he just does his thing. 

  • Henry Rollins can eat my pickle any day, he can smash my pumpkins.

  • @dupersloby get back in the closet homo

  • @dalmanation yes-sir-right-away-sir .. : - )

  • Sweet Hitler 'stache.

  • 6:01 "We're not worthy, we're not worthy!"

  • Where's Henry??

  • carry on up yr black hole, son.....

  • Amazing how some very talented people can be the most, well, self absorbed and boring people on the planet. I am lucky to have ruthless friends.

  • @bamboosa

    While your statement is undoubtedly applicable in many cases and I don't happen to know Cornell personally, isn't it a bit unfair to judge him so based on this video? Shouldn't you consider, after all, that he is being interviewed and being ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIMSELF!!! It's not like he's got a YouTube channel on which he constantly raves about himself.... Does he?

  • yo, dats Timbalands bro, word!

  • I love when artists mature,change their style,and then are labeled a "sellout" by idiots...its very simple..when you are young,broke and struggling,you see the world one way..Then you mature(hopeully),make some money,maybe fall in love,marry,and have children..You THEN see the world in another way..its a natural progression..Am I the onlly person who sees this???

  • @trevLV I feel ya bro! I don't like Chris's new solo album but I wouldn't say that he sold out by making it. If anything he's doing exactly the opposite. A lot of people have looked down on his newest album because he wasn't playing hard rock. He played what he wanted to play not what others wanted him to play. That's the opposite of selling out.

  • @trevLV

    Nope. I do. Furthermore, I enjoy when artists evolve and change and aren't afraid to stray from the path and push the envelope. I didn't like "Scream" either (although the live version of Long Gone with a band is cool) but I think he should absolutely feel free to do it and its hard not to appreciate his amazing and varied voice on anything he does.

  • @trevLV no

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  • @trevLV Just cuz u get older doesnt mean ur progressing. There is such a thing as a peak as an artist. I love all Chris's earlier stuff but when I hear his new stuff its less passionate and it sounds like an older guy in his comfort zone trying to stay relevant in pop music and I don't respect that. Make the kind of music you want, don't hire some cheesy mainstream producer for his name rec and shit out an album like "Scream." If that's progression, I better hurry up and build that time machine.

  • @trevLV I see this.

    It seems like every band that changes when they get older are slammed for not doing what they did in the 80s.

    But, it's not the 80's. The past is past and the present is now lol.

  • @trevLV Your 100% correct, but most of the time, the band falls apart during the maturing progress. Cough*guns n roses*

  • @trevLV Who's calling him a sellout? He released an embarrassing record that is all.

  • @Radz117 "Embarrassing"?.. Yeah,whatever..Maybe he should just make 5 records in a row, that sound EXACTLY like Badmotorfinger... We, as humans, dont adapt well to change. But, wouldnt it be a little boring. if everything sounded the same?..

  • @trevLV Yeah that Scream album. No i'm all for experimentation.

  • "20th anniversary of like, being aloud TO MAKE?" REcords?!?

  • Chris Cornell who would've thought he would turn out to be a complete clueless douchebag. He's like a Dave Grohl commercial sellout type, but way less talented or succesful

  • If jesus was alive right now, he would probably look like chris (-:

  • Without a doubt, Chris is one of the finest vocalists of our age. His range is outstanding, and his songwriting is fantastic. He does the low key, and then just rips the high notes. I do miss the "Jesus Christ" look though, but then hey, those were the good old days.

  • UMMM! UMM!

  • euphoria morning was the only solo album chris cornell put out that i really loved.

  • i mean, it's interesting stuff, but he looks like sooo

    convinced of what he says ah aha

    Dunno he just seem slow to me

    Never settle or take anything for granted that's what i say

  • that'd be better if he'd speak faster

  • i love cornell and i love soundgarden, but i hate his solo work

  • you hate euphoria morning?

  • not at all, he went to pop for me

  • fair enough

  • COCK!!!!!

  • total fuckwit you have know idea !

  • @grindcrusher74

    no idea about what?

  • without henry in this interview, this is dry and boring. It makes me want to watch paint dry or quickly change the video. No one can possibly find this interesting. oooo...hh.. hold on.....

    Shit, i just threw up on my keyboard. Thanks Chris. YOu bored me into throwing up my Linner... a sandwich and a chicken thigh. You dick.

  • Please dont state your opinion as being fact. Alot of people enjoy this video and find it interesting

  • And those people would be his Mom and maybe a guy that is trying to watch this video with his friends for the sole purpose of bragging that he knows Cornell from middle-school or something. Which are you?

  • chris cornell has just about the most perfect singing voice i've ever heard, 'slaves and bulldozers' is one of my all time favorites from him. he kicks ass in that song!

  • Chris Cornell has such an awesome voice and he is so hot! It doesn't matter what he sings, he could always make anything sound so good.

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  • you and thousand people too :(

  • But when he does break out of his rusty cage and run - by experimenting within other genres - you don't like it. Too many people want their heroes frozen in time - or in other words, caged.

  • @clarefromscotland yesyesyesyesyesyes...Rock is my wife but I musically sleep around (LOL). I feel the binding to genres only suits the company men's percentage. I LIKED that tune he did with Timberland. Did I LOVE it ...no. But bombast seems to be a sign of the times...poo

  • @ReJected1122 He was getting away from a rapist in that song.

  • @ReJected1122 I miss the aggressive POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSEEEEEE souting chris of the 90's... not timbaland's bitch

  • @ReJected1122 People change. It's inevitable.

  • Chris, going solo is a bad career move...

  • agreed..his mid life crisis makes soundgarden fans look lame..

  • Cornell = awesome

    Rollins = awesome

    'Nuff said.

  • I couldn't have said it better. My two favorite artists together on one video... Amazing.

  • wots with all the Cornell bashing here? I think its awesome he branching out into different genres. True artist dnt let themselves b put into boxes and limited, he's just expressing himself be happy for him. Every song he writes is poetry whether its Rusty Cage or Scream.

  • he is a very charismatic man, very charming obviously the

    neo-james morrison of our time indeed,

    i mean girls think hes hot.

  • this dude doesent age lol

  • chris cornell has lost his way. timbaland. come on. soundgarden was awesome and its horrible to see a midlife crisis

  • @googoplexable wrong!

  • Odd. I've never heard him just speak casually until just now and it's changed my view of who I thought Chris Cornell is. I dont watch the Simpsons, ever, but I'd say his face is perfect to be a Simpsons character.

    Neat interview!

  • he is soo hott and has a great voice

  • Sorry, chris is an incredible singer / frontman but this stuff is lame. its not a comparison to the old,just saying he is in a lame place musically right now.

  • i just cant stop loving him!..grrrrr..:D

  • i appreciate everything chris does. its music, its expressive, and it doesn't always have to come in the same form. his new stuff is great. for people who are long time followers, it obviously could be hard to see what he does in such a different light. his recent show in dallas, tx was great. everyone was blown away by the array of past and present music he played

  • he is a shell of his former self. god help me if i ever lame out

  • "god help me if i ever lame out "

    hate to break it to you, but you already did

  • I love you. so much

  • thanks..it'rare to seethen talk so clearly bout their music

  • yeah I prefer Chris's soundgarden stuff, etc.....but everyone is entitled to experiment a bit I suppose.....though when it's so drastic and below their capabilities, it is a shame...... And Corey Taylor definitely doesn't need to hide behind a mask, lol. He's fucking gorgeous. :) There's an example of someone who can delve into different music styles successfully w/out it being a disappointment.

  • who gives a fuck, let him do whatever the fuck he wants.

    the best thing about music is freedom and self-expression. let him do whatever tickles his pickle

  • icouldn't explain better than you did,man.

  • Lol, "tickle his pickle"; I'll have to remember that one. Couldn't say it better though, everyone is entitled to express themselves in whatever way they choose, and I for one will be listening to Scream with an open mind.

  • @soundvomit i agree but when you sell albums your not just making music for yourself.

  • @dragonstyle79 - you should though, or you're a sellout.

    He's being true to himself, and that's cool.

  • @LumierexCosmic There's nowt wrong with having an opinion such as thine, for that is how we advanced as a planet in our own right. What is your opinion on the possibility of life elsewhere?

  • @dragonstyle79

    You, sir, are obviously not an artist of any kind. You absolutely make art for yourself first. An artist will do what they do whether they are paid or not. When you sell your soul to a record company and make the music they want and that the fans like you want, THEN you are a redundant sellout. This doesn't mean that a band shouldn't care about their fans, but you can't make music asking yourself "Is everybody gonna be cool with this or will they make fun of me?"

  • @RamAbballah that's totally not what i said.... any of that. you make it sound as if im talking about the jonas brothers or something. how do you sell albums and have fans and still be an artist.if you start to split hairs and concentrate on not being a sellout to that extreme dosnt that make it not art.the way you explained it, i guess your just better off writing poems in your bedroom without anyone ever having access to it.or make one album and not being able to afford a follow up.

  • @soundvomit *this comment tickles my pickle*

  • @soundvomit

    Damn right! And now we've got Soundgarden back together so all the haters can just quit it, for now at least, and enjoy the best of all worlds.

  • @soundvomit "Tickles his pickle" that's fucking brilliant! I'll be using that from now on. cheers mate.

  • Chris is a prophet and he doesn't even know it.

  • Im a big Soundgarden fan. I love Chris. Even Soundgarden B sides sounded so great. Maybe Chris is just experimenting his music into different types right now and exploring new sounds. Hands All Over, Heretic, Flower, Cold Bitch, Searching with my Good Eye Closed, and many more Soundgarden songs rock. I miss the grunge Chris with the long hair and the boots lol.

  • im sorry but that new albums horrible how the crap did he go form stuff like audioslave to hip hop? id really like to know

  • FUCK YOU CHRIS CORNELL! You sold out the entire grunge movement singing with that FAT FUCK self absorbed no talent Timbaland

  • you're not wrong...

  • Its not chris's fault. timbaland drugged him and brainwashed the poor. Sick bastard was going to make him his gay sex slave. Luckily chris was too bad ass to give in to timbaland's cock. don't worry, he'll fix this mess that mother fucker timbaland started.

  • I just noticed that he sings with non-rhotic accent but talks with rhotic accent in the interviews. Anybody knows why?

  • Huh? That's true of a lot singers. How often do you hear singers really enunciating their Rs?

  • the end part with his lyrics was real cool to hear him talk about

  • limo wreck is one of the best songs (lyrically) of all time

  • yeah it is. "And the wreck of you is the death of you all."

    Chris's earlier lyrics were genuinely sparse and haunting. I cant get into the new stuff, but I'm glad he's happy and healthy.

  • i agree 100%

  • He sounds like he smoked a joint before the show lol.

  • Probably did.

  • shut the fuck up Chris....the only word we want to hear from you fucking mouth is "Soundgarden"

  • what the fuck man why so serious?

  • Absolutely man, this new cornell shit is crap, Carry on sucked, This new Scream shit with Timbaland is SHIT

  • I am going to have to listen to Limo Driver now.

  • He's a genius....

  • shut the fuck up

  • I doubt he can act, but Chris Cornell looks a hell of a lot more like Tony Stark than Robert Downy, Jr. ever did. Imagine Cornell playing Iron Man!

  • Chris Cornell IS Tony Stark.

  • Chris Cornell & Mike Patton are two of the most powerful singers we have...they can sing their asses off. Wish there were more like them.

  • I saw Soundgarden and Faith No More open for Guns n Roses in Germany. I think Corey Taylor of Slipknot is the only singer today who can compare to those guys.

  • lol, that is a very irrelevant statement, i mean theres shitloads of good singers out there. But why corey taylor?

    he plays shithouse music.

  • Whhy do you have to say shit so much?

  • i said it twice, thats hardly any at all,

    but neway ur missing the point, i mean i agree, Chris cornell is a good singer, but heck, Corey Taylor plays in a band that cant even show their faces, and for good reasons.

    Saying that Corey taylor is the only artist tht compares just takes the piss out of chris cornell, i mean seriously no-one likes Slipknot hahaha, Nu-Metal is dying.

  • Why don't you like Corey Taylor?

  • Why don't i like Corey Taylor?

    i never said i didn't like him, i simply stated i don't like his current music, apart from his Stone Sour stuff like Through Glass.

    Slipknot are just horrible though, like a pathetic mix of death metal and Nu-Metal. he cant scream so it makes slipknot look crap, plus they hve a band member that plays.... a keg. A fucking keg. Like WTF?!

    "Yeah I'm Blah Blah from Slipknot and I play hectic Keg."

    do me a favor and listen to Mudvayne, they are much better trust me

  • Chris always looks really uncomfortable in interviews. He's a smart guy and a hell of a singer, but there's something kind of...I donno. He looks like damaged goods to me.

  • That means your life must be perfect and you've never been through difficulties, huh? :)

  • Sunshine, rainbows and candy. :D

  • i wish audioslave never broke up

    chris cornell + tom morello + tim commerford + Brad Wilk = real music

  • I liked BHS "back in the day", but I haven't listened to it in years; I can't stomach it; it's too damn mawkish.

  • Dont get me wrong, I still like the song but I have to prioritize my Cornell. My abbreviated Cornell collection is 21.4hours and I require 9 hours of sleep per day. Then you subtract time at work and you are left with an average of 65 hours/week to listen to Cornell per week. Only 65 hours at best! This is the biggest reason working sucks. In addition, its slavery and to paraphrase Cornell: society=work + a fools chance for retirement one day. Unfortunately if you do retire you are old and deaf.

  • lol

  • These interviewers always ask about black hole sun. My body would go into complete shock if any other band was capable of coming up with this song. However, this is Chris Cornell, BHS is a song he could think up while taking a leak. All of the songs on Badmotorfinger, DOTU,ever other song on Superunknown, most on Louder Than Love, many bsides, even UltramegaOK songs trumph BlackHoleSun yet this song is always asked.

  • The more I listen to BHS the more I hate it, personally.

  • Listen to it as closely as possible. Once you completely understand it, it will never get old. But if you've already tried that, than I guess everyone has different taste..... But it is a shame. Possibly the best song of the 90's.

  • I've listened to it plenty of times and I used to like it, but nowadays if it's on I'll skip it.

  • he did say it took him no time to write BHS on a trip going back to seattle...who cares, its still a badass song. But yeah Id hate if my whole legacy was based off of one song in the eyes of some ill informed interviewer

  • Exactly.

  • Well, what do you expect??? He's the one being interview!?

  • tard

  • what R U expecting ?

    hah ?!

    of cours his gonna talk about him self !

    he's no longer in sound garden or audio slave .. he's now a solo singer !

    asshole !!!

  • Great interview.

  • Why?

  • wow he looks like the dude from the movie "the fly"

  • Great, Cornell has a Crazyness such sweet

  • I was so uberly in love with Chris Cornell when I was a teenager. .......I dont think uberly is a word but.....oh well....

  • Soundgarden were such an amazing band.

  • Chris Cornell is beautiful. A lot of rockers are "HOT" or "SEXY" but he's just beautiful.

  • IM A ROCKER MYBIE IM SEXY

  • This is the first time I have ever heard him say a former member of Soundgarden's name, instead of just saying Soundgarden, awesome!!

  • Actually, the first time Rollins saw Soundgarden play live he said "I watched Chris Cornell peel the paint off walls!"

    Thats why, idiot.

  • top 100 greatest rock bands vh1, never forget those words out of henry's mouth

  • fuck u fagot ill fucking kill u chris is god u fool and he always will be

  • Chris Cornell is my favourite (living) vocalist in rock. His voice, and his songwriting are unmatched for me.

  • Same here! The only other vocalist I place in second is the similar style of Myles Kennedy from the band Alter Bridge. The two men are unmatched. God bless Washington state for those guys. :)

  • You mean the guy from that movie "Rock Star"?

    "Stand up and shout!!"

    What a terrible comparison!

  • I think the referral was to Myles Kennedy in the song "Find the Real". Check it out on my channel or on YouTube direct:

    watch?v=SPNxDLSh7WI

  • that's cool, he's a good candidate for a favorite. "superunknown" has always been one of the most amazing albums i've ever heard. cornell seems like a very artistic guy.

  • Guys, don't forget Eddie Vedder, Cobain, and Layne Staley.

    Amazing vocalists came out of the Grunge era.

  • Thats true, but amazing vocalists come out of every era. What matters is this was during OUR lifetimes.

  • Absolutely!! Cool voices :)

  • Chris Cornell is an amazing singer

  • soundgarden started off as a sst band. listen to ultramega ok. you have your hispeed internet and STILL remain poorly or completely uninformed. its pathetic. they didnt have wikipedia in the 80s, yet knew more about music than mort today. sad truth

  • wgat does 'sst' mean?

  • i meant 'what.' and it's in reply to

    thailow117

  • SST is just a name of a record label in Seattle. Soundgarden first released their album through 'subpop' and then their second through SST and then made a contract with A&M to release their best known albums such as Loudlove, Badmotorfinger, Superunknown and Down on the upside.

  • The mighty SST is NOT from Seattle. It was Greg Ginn's (of Blag Flag) label. They had a TON of legendary bands on there, Sachrine Trust, Minutemen, Husker Du, Meat Puppets, ALL, Sonic Youth (for a while), Dinosaur Jr., Gone etc.

    SST is from the South Bay of LA

  • see? you ask me? instead, you could just google 'sst' and learn for yourself.

  • which is why music these days suck ass? the real sound of music has been forgoten or lost.

  • your an idiot if you believe this. There is what 6+ billion people in the world... some of them are making some fucking amazing music... don't consume corporate shit.. look a little and discover "underground" music