Chris Cornell was active from 1984 to 2017, and went by his mother's maiden name. He started off in a cover band called The Shemps, which is where he met the future members of Soundgarden which they formed in 1984 and Cornell continued to be involved in intermittently until 2017. Cornell had done some solo work in the late 90's before joining Audioslave in 2001 (at the time Soundgardem weren't together) . They released a couple albums before Cornell left the group in 2007, then it was officially disbanded as everyone had their other music projects to work on. As a solo artist he released five albums through his career and toured with all kinds of big names. He had an incredible career and showed so much heart to fans and people in need; but he never overcame his own issues. He had substance abuse problems since he was a kid and had a serious depression problem. His career ends in 2017 because that's when (I assume) the depression won out, and he committed suicide. As I've said before when I've featured people who have taken their life, I want to use this opportunity to remind everyone out there struggling that you are not alone, reaching out for help is not a burden, and that help lines exist for the exact feeling you have now. So if you are struggling, please reach out to someone before doing something rash. It makes all the difference.
Peace.
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