Unreleased Soundgarden Material Will Soon See Light Of Day

Unreleased Soundgarden Material Will Soon See Light Of Day

Last year, the widow of late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, Vicky, talked about the singer’s passing in 2017 in a heartbreaking interview with Sirius XM host Gayle King. 

“I was on the phone with Chris, and he was in some sort of delirium the same night,” she recalled. “He called me after the show, and I could just hear he wasn’t right. He sounded like he was high, and he was confused, his speech was slurred and there was just something that was extremely off and evidently off. And then just, I don’t know, thirty minutes later that was it. I think that our loved ones, especially when it comes to suicide, it can’t just be ‘Oh, they died by suicide. They look their own life.’”

“Okay, but why?” she continued. “What happened? How can we prevent? And I believe that’s a really big part of prevention, and helping us heal.”

Following his passing, there had been a legal battle between Vicky Cornell and the band regarding the release of songs recorded prior to the vocalist’s death. 

Earlier this week, however, a statement was posted to both the Cornell and Soundgarden social media sites saying: “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon Soundgarden’s incredible legacy as well as Chris’s indelible mark on music history – as one of the greatest songwriters and vocalists of all time.”

In 2019, Vicky sued the surviving members of Soundgarden alleging the group owed Cornell’s estate hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid royalties and the rights to seven unreleased songs. Cornell is credited as a writer on all seven songs and the sole writer of two of them. 

Thankfully for Soundgarden fans, an amicable agreement has been reached, and the material will see the light of day soon. 

B.J. LISKO
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