In a turn of fortune, 2000 was also the year producer Rick Rubin suggested Cornell jam with the remaining members of Zach de la Rocha's abandoned band, Rage Against The Machine. Chris and Susan welcomed their first child, a daughter, Lillian Jean. Plagued for many years by social phobias and alcohol abuse, it all came to head and he plunged into a deep depression. However Cornell was dissatisfied with the commercial performance of his solo album and severely disillusioned by the deaths of several close friends. 'Euphoria Morning' earned Cornell a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Male Rock Performance. His songs shocked his grunge fanbase by boldly exploring folk, R&B and melding a variety of genres. Cornell decided to go it alone and released 'Euphoria Morning', a solo album that showed his amazing versatility as a vocalist and songwriter, with its richly melodic and critically acclaimed sound, recognized for its alienation and despair. After achieving multi-platinum status and earning 2 Grammy awards, Soundgarden amicably disbanded in 1997. Silver, at the request of Cornell's band, had also taken on the management duties of Soundgarden. Around this time, he married his long-time girlfriend, Alice In Chains manager Susan Silver. Temple had already shown Cornell's more soulful side, and introduced future Pearl Jam frontman Vedder to the world. Chris also enjoyed success with several side projects, among them Temple Of The Dog with Eddie Vedder. Their sound continued to change and evolve over the course of five pioneering albums. Their savage soundscapes, coupled with Cornell's incisive lyrics and predatory roar, seduced audiences hungry for musical depth and complexity, while leading trends in street fashion and iconic design. Soundgarden were a law to themselves, edgy, dark and deeply individual. Soundgarden were the first of the Seattle grunge bands to get signed by a major label during the late 80s and would eventually go on to become on of the most successful bands of the 1990s. Yamamoto left the band was replaced by Ben Shepherd. He formed Soundgarden with Hiro Yamamoto, Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron in the mid-eighties. Fortunately, he was able to check his use of recreational drugs. He experienced his first bouts of depression during his teens. He honed his skills as a songwriter and musician by playing in bands on the side. He waited tables and later on became a cook. Cornell dropped out of school at the age of 15 for two reasons: one was because he had problems with authority, the other was that he wanted to work to help his mother support the family. A week later he bought himself an entire drum kit and thus began his forage into rock n roll. Though his parents had given him piano lessons from early on, Chris said his mother saved his life when she bought him a snare drum. Among the things he stole were a collection of Beatles records from his neighbour's basement which sparked an interest in songwriting. As an adolescent, he experimented with drugs and stealing. Chris rebelled against his Catholic upbringing and was on the verge of being expelled from the parochial school he attended when his mother pulled him out. His parents divorced when Chris was in his early teens, and Chris and his siblings changed their surnames from Boyle to his mother's maiden name. He was of mostly Irish, English, Scottish, and Norwegian ancestry, with many of his mother's ancestors coming from Canada. He was the second youngest of six children, and was the son of Karen Cornell, an accountant, and Edward Boyle, a pharmacist. Chris Cornell was born Christopher John Boyle on Jin Seattle, Washington. Frequently ranked as one of the best voices in music history, he successfully maintained his own unique identity over decades as a multi-Grammy award-winning musician and universally acclaimed singer, songwriter and lyricist. An innovator who resisted genre labels, he was nonetheless a chief architect of the 90s grunge movement. Chris Cornell was a rock icon who thrived on contradictions.
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