Yeah it's really sad. Addiction is a son of a *****. I have to say, I wasn't that surprised, but it's still unfortunate. He's pretty much been on borrowed time for 15 years now.
Which hit me the hardest. Damn it. Of all the voices of the '90s grunge/post-grunge era, his voice was by far the most unique and distinguishable. I've spent a lot of time trying to emulate his insane open-throat high notes. Nobody could do them like him.
Shannon Hoon, Kurt Kobain, Layne Staley. The grunge era singer population is getting thin. Who's gonna be next? Eddie Vedder or Chris Cornell?
So to answer my own question, I guess now we're just left with Eddie. I don't think he ever had drug problems, so hopefully he'll be around for a long time.
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I know only two songs of his...but they're both on my playlist. (You Know My Name and Black Hole Sun)
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RIP Chris
I'll just leave this here, because it's so relevant now. It's one of my favorite songs of his.
Lyrics: Please, mother of mercy Take me from this place and the long winded curses I keep here in my head Words never listen and teachers, oh, they never learn but I'm warm from the candle though I feel too cold to burn He came from an island and he died from the street and he hurt so bad like a soul breaking but he never said nothing to me
So say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven... So say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven...
New, like a baby Lost, like a prayer The sky was your playground but the cold ground was your bed I said poor stargazer She's got no tears in her eyes but smooth like a whisper She knows that love heals all wounds with time Now it seems like too much love is never enough Yeah, you better seek out another road 'cause this one has ended abrupt
So say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven... So say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven...
I never wanted to write these words down for you with the pages of phrases of all the things we'll never do So I blow out the candle and I put you to bed Since you can't say to me now how the dogs broke your bone there's just one thing left to be said
So say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven... So say hello to heaven, heaven, heaven...
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