Chris Cornell Looks Forward With Music Industry

I've loved absolutely EVERYTHING Chris Cornell has been involved with since the beginning - Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, his solo efforts, & Audioslave - & at each "juncture", I seem to mourn what I know I'll no longer be hearing (let's face it, Chris Cornell is like a chameleon) for a bit...and then I get SO hooked on his "latest" work, that my list of "Chris favorites" is constantly growing - you never forget about his "older" stuff!! Having seen Chris in concert (solo) twice in early November, though, I have to say that after hearing and watching him for about 20 years, now, I think Chris Cornell sounds & writes better than he ever has; it's kind of hard to believe that we haven't seen his best yet - that the best is yet to come (it ALWAYS does!!!!)

You guys are STUPID! I support all of Chris Cornell's choices. He does NOT!!! lack innovation, he has and endless supply of it. He left Soundgarden when the grunge scene was dieing down. He released Euphoria Morning, which was O.K. Then he joined Audioslave and joined a new era of music. (Audioslave are my FAVORITE band EVER!!! Don't say Audioslave are crap because or else you will go to HELLLLLLLLL...) Now he has left and released Carry On which has a new sound. Again, he has endless innovation. He will not go and join an rap band any time soon and start busting out some rhymes. I think he should to his blusey/funk/rock image he portrayed with Carry On and infuse it with some hard ROCK from the first Audioslave album and some funk rock from Revelations. AUDIOSLAVE WAS AND STILL IS AWESOME!!! Hell, listen to all the Chris Cornell CD's in a row and se how he has evolved. GO CHRIS!!!

i think hes at that point now,where he dont need another band anymore.hes growing up alot and it seems like he loves to be alone.hes doing fine so he can do whatever he feels like doing,i love everything what he done.

well i think chris cornell doesnt give a fuck if ppl love his music or not.hes on his way now,where he can make his own decisions and look forward to put some new records out.it seems like he finally found his peace.so if u hate his art,then go listen to b.spears.maybe hes not made for u.

FUCK!! IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO RESPECT THE CHOOSES OF MISTER CHRIS CORNELL, CHANGE YOUR CD'S FOR B.SPEARS, IT WILL BE PERFECT FOR YOUR MIND!!!
MISTER CORNELL : RESPECT FOR ALL HE HAS DONE, THE DIFFERENCE IS THE BLOOD OF THE HUMANITY, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER IT.

Remember : audioslave was 1rst called "rage against the machine"!! Zach de le Rocha was gone and you all say that it is a shame for them to search a new singer, the fact is that they choose THE best of the best to do the job : Mister Cornell himself! where is the problem ? If you really hate at this point Audioslave, don't listen it!! For the solo carrier of Cornell : perfect to me. So just shut up and open your ears. And after all Chris Cornell does the choice he wants and it's OK for me. RESPECT.

I am praying one of those projects involves kim thayil, ben sheperd and matt cameron.

And then there are those of us who dug Audioslave more than most bands that came out during that time, regardless of how and why quick buck or whatever the fusion took place. The Rage sound with Chris's voice was a brilliant idea either way (wasn't it Rick Rubin's idea?). I could never get tired of their 3 albums. Can't say that about much these days (or then). But I also respect Chris's choice. Creative freedom is the way to go.

@ Birdman,
Hear hear! No one can blame the dude for joining up simply for the joy of JAMMING with a band... and the comparisons between audioslave and ratm/soundgarden and hopeless... sort of like comparing foos and nirvana. Times have changed, people have changed, and you can't go back to the way things were when everything around you has changed!

People here are entitled to their own opinions, but some here an "idiot" for joining Audioslave, despite the fact that Cornell wouldn't have stuck with Audioslave as long as he did if he didn't like the music they where making in the first place. Guess what? Remember when he decided to initially join the band because he LIKED jamming with them?

Don't forget about the fact that Cornell's solo concerts include a good amount of Audioslave songs. If he was ashamed of those songs, he wouldn't play them.

If you didn't think about those things you obviously didn't think about the fact that the singer/songrwitter himself didn't feel like he was an idiot for his decision to be a member of Audioslave.

Step back and put yourself in the shoes of the artist. I cannot speak for the man himself be it's clear to me that this is NOT about what you think he should be or who he should be playing with. It's about the artist being pleased with the work that he himself makes. YOU may not have been happy with Audioslave, but you should realize that no matter what Chris Cornell does in his career, he's not going to please everyone.

Some people dug Audioslave, others didn't. If Cornell joined another supergroup, he would inspire the same types of reactions from people.