Source on Chris Cornell

“He was just a really amazing human being. Seattle's not that big of a town, I remember just hanging out, going out in the woods with a half rack of beer, a couple of dogs, and about three or four of us cruising through the woods, and going down to the beach, and being kind of buffoons. We went to each other's shows. He was always consistent to me. There's a handful of people in your life where no matter how many years pass, when you see them it's the same look in your eyes, and you have the same connection. It never changed with him. I'll miss that, but I also treasure a lot of times that I had with him. Also his legacy as an artist, it's an amazing body of work. Soundgarden has always been one of my favorite bands, a flagpole band for the rest of us in the Northwest. They were around before anybody, except for maybe Stone [Gossard] and Jeff [Ament] in the Green River days and stuff. I think they were pretty much the band we all looked up to.”

“Jerry Cantrell quoted in **Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell Remembering Chris Cornell at The Sound Lounge (May 15, 2018)”

“Stone Gossard's speech during the Chris Cornell tribute concert on January 16, 2019. **(January 16, 2019), Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Chris Cornell's daughter Lily Cornell Emotional Speeches at Chris Cornell Tribute Concert (January 16, 2019), work: YouTube My dad and I often talked about music and our mutual passion for it, and the ways in which it can heal and release our wounds. The most influential advice he gave me was that his success did not come from a desire for success itself, it was more from a passion and an absolute love for what he did. He reminded me often it was an added benefit, but that can never be the driving factor. My dad had a beautiful gift but the most important part of it was that he loved what he did, and he did it because he loved it. I carry this with me not only in music but in everything I do, as have the amazing musicians that you see tonight. They have been there for me since the day I was born, and I’m so honored to be here with them tonight.”

“Chris Cornell's daughter Lily Cornell Silver's speech during the Chris Cornell tribute concert on January 16, 2019. **(January 16, 2019), Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Chris Cornell's daughter Lily Cornell Emotional Speeches at Chris Cornell Tribute Concert (January 16, 2019), work: YouTube”