CHRIS CORNELL OF SOUNDGARDEN Died Last Night RIP at 52

Chris Cornell,of Soundgarden/Audioslave passed away last night after a show at the age of 52.. He was one of the architects of grunge music,

 Cornell died Wednesday night in Detroit, said his representative, Brian Bumbery, in a statement that called the death “sudden and unexpected” and that said the singer’s family would be “working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause.”

FROM ABC NEWS:

Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, has died at age 52, and police said Thursday that his death is being investigated as a possible suicide.

Detroit police spokesman Michael Woody told AP Thursday morning that he couldn't release details about why police are investigating the death as a possible suicide, but noted there were "basic things observed at the scene."

Cornell died at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel, Woody said. He said Cornell's wife had called a family friend and asked him to check on Cornell; the friend forced open a hotel room door and found Cornell on the bathroom floor.

The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office will make an official determination about the cause of death.



LISTEN TO OUR CHRIS CORNELL TRIBUTE ON 97.1 THE EAGLE THIS MORNING 


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