Chris Cornell Quotations

People don't realize how much fun it is to be depressed.

I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go away.

Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage.

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

If I had a musical identity that was definable then it would be time to get into painting or something else. Race car driving.

I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire someone else too.

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.

At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are.

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,

I'm not usually in a talkative mode.