Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Mourned by Hollywood, Rockers: ‘SO SO Stunned’

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Audioslave frontman died overnight at age 52

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Grammy award-winning rock star Chris Cornell — frontman for Soundgarden and Audioslave — has died at 52, according to the Associated Press, and fans have taken to Twitter to pay their respects.

Cornell died overnight in Detroit while on tour with Soundgarden, according to representative Brian Bumbery. In a statement to the AP, Bumbery said his death was “sudden and unexpected.”

No cause of death was immediately given.

The performer first came to fame in the late ’80s as the lead singer of Soundgarden, the Seattle-based group at the forefront of the grunge rock movement along with fellow Seattle bands Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Former rock manager and current “The Talk” host Sharon Osbourne mourned the loss, which personally impacted her and her family.

“He had one of the saddest, more beautiful voices you’ve ever heard,” she said on Thursday’s episode of the daytime show. “This man had such sadness in his soul. Multilayered man, and I just want to say to his wife and children that our thoughts and prayers are with you. It’s a huge, huge loss, a huge loss to everyone … God bless his soul. I hope he’s at peace now.”

Osbourne’s husband Ozzy once called Cornell his favorite singer.

Actor Val Kilmer shared a video of his son rocking out Cornell a few years ago, writing: “I love them both so much.”

https://twitter.com/valkilmer/status/865299581877268480

Here are some more Twitter tributes from famous fans remembering the golden-voiced singer:

https://twitter.com/ava/status/865147702488649728

https://twitter.com/DaveNavarro/status/865114181707616256

Tony Maglio

TV Editor • tony.maglio@thewrap.com • Twitter: @tonymaglio

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