A Round-up of News on the Death of Chris Cornell

People are still trying to process the sudden and apparently self-inflicted death of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. Here’s a summary of the news that has come out since Thursday (May 18 night.

• As you might guess, Chris’ wife is devastated.
• Soundgarden has canceled all remaining dates on their 2017. (Yeah, no kidding…)
• There was plenty of mourning and remembrance in Chris’ hometown of Seattle.
• There’s a memorial next to the Soundgarden sculpture (the artwork that gave the band its name) dedicated to Chris.
• People are looking at extenuating circumstances surrounding Chris’ death. Could prescription drugs have had something to do with it?
• This was Chris’ last interview with Salon.
• Here’s why Chris was considered grunge’s “true son of Seattle.”
• Squaring Chris’ death with his lyrics.
• Chris’ death is hitting some of the nonprofits he supported very hard.
• Here’s a very good collection of remembrances and tributes.
• Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain: What is it about Seattle grunge bands that see their frontmen killing themselves?
• A man in Western Australia was arrested for drunk driving because he “had a shot” when he heard about Cornell’s death.
• With the release of the soundtrack of the movie Singles today, tracks from Chris’ Poncier EP are now available.
• Here’s my special podcast on the life and times of Chris Cornell.

I’ll update this as necessary.