Chris Cornell (Singer) Age, Death Cause, Affairs, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Christopher John Boyle
Nickname	Chris
Profession	Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2”
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Hazel Grey
Hair Colour	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 July 1964
Birth Place	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Date of Death	17 May 2017
Place of Death	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Age (As on 17 May 2017)	52 Years
Death Cause	Suicide (found hanging in a hotel room)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	American
Hometown	Washington, USA
School	Christ the King Catholic elementary school, Shorewood High School, Washington
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Debut	1984 (Formation of Soundgarden)
Family	Father- Ed Boyle Mother- Karen Cornell Brothers- Patrick Boyle, Peter Boyle Sisters- Maggie Boyle, Katy Boyle, Suzy Boyle
Religion	Christianity
Favourite Things
Favourite Band	The Beatles
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Susan Silver (Divorced in 2004) Vicky Karayiannis
Children	Son- Christopher Nicholas Cornell Daughter- Toni Cornell, Lillian Jean Cornell
Money Factor
Net Worth	$60 Million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chris Cornell

• Did Chris Cornell smoke?: Yes

• Did Chris Cornell drink alcohol?: Yes

• When Chris Cornell was a child, he used to listen The Beatles (A British Band).

• During his teenage years, Chris bore a severe state of depression. At that time he dropped out of the school and never left home.

• Before becoming a popular musician, Chris worked at a seafood wholesaler and was a sous-chef at Ray’s Boathouse restaurant.

• Chris became the member of Cover Band called The Shemps in the early 1980s.

• In 1984, Chris founded his own music Band named Soundgarden.

• Chris was the first male American artist to write and perform the theme song (“You Know My Name” for Casino Royale) for a James Bond movie. He wrote the end title song “Live to Rise” for The Avengers, the third highest-grossing film of all time.

• In 2008, Chris was featured on the Main Stage for Revolution tour of Linkin Park’s Project. Throughout the tour, Chris collaborated with Chester Bennington from Linkin Park while performing “Hunger Strike”, and with Street Drum Corps for a number of his Soundgarden tracks.

• Cornell worked with producer Timbaland, American record producer on his studio album Scream, which was released on March 10, 2009. Timbaland has referred to the recording sessions as “The best work I’ve done in my career,” and foretold that Cornell will be the “first rock star in the club.” Cornell called the new album “a highlight of my career.”

• Chris released three solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), and live album Songbook (2011) almost all became very popular in the World.

• Chris bagged a Golden Globe Award nomination for his song “The Keeper” which appeared in the film Machine Gun Preacher.

• Chris was voted “Rock’s Greatest Singer” by readers of Guitar World.