As we reported in the middle of the night, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell was found dead at his hotel room, following a show at the Fox Theater in Detroit, MI. As we receive new information concerning the case, which is now being investigated as a possible suicide, we take a look at a touching collection of tributes posted on social media by musicians from around the world over the last few hours.
Shocked and saddened by the sudden death of @chriscornell. A great singer, songwriter and the loveliest man. pic.twitter.com/Hwdgst8kmg
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) May 18, 2017
RIP Chris Cornell
Incredibly Talented
Incredibly Young
Incredibly Missed. pic.twitter.com/pKNI4tKiXz— Jimmy Page (@JimmyPage) May 18, 2017
Shocked & saddened by the news of Chris Cornell's passing. RIP. https://t.co/zewHDnsv1N
— Slash (@Slash) May 18, 2017
Chris Cornell: INCOMPARABLE Singer; Songwriter; Family Man. ONE OF THE GREATS. Turn this up: https://t.co/2hZJ4tjxkg pic.twitter.com/uKFWAOELeK
— Alice Cooper (@alicecooper) May 18, 2017
We love you. Kim, Matt, Ben…everyone in your whole camp. We love you and have been immensely affected like no other death has affected us… pic.twitter.com/j9nSujdQti
— DillingerEscapePlan (@TDEP_) May 18, 2017
— rage against the machine (@RATM) May 18, 2017
Tears in my eyes that this is your last ever tweet. We played here with u guys in 1992 ?thanks for your pipes @chriscornell u will b missed https://t.co/Xgbann0hd4
— Sebastian Bach (@sebastianbach) May 18, 2017
Very sad news about Chris Cornell today. A sad loss of a great talent to the world, his friends and family. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/BlgxE6cJLH
— Joe Perry (@JoePerry) May 18, 2017
Nooooooooo!?!?! Fukkkkkk!!?!!! Horrible news in our world…the sudden passing of iconic rock musician Chris Cornell https://t.co/6L0Hl6SMdp
— Jose Mangin (@josemangin) May 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/DaveNavarro/status/865114181707616256
https://twitter.com/TriviumPaolo/status/865206925457211394
Stunned, WTF!!??
Suicide…?
Loved this dude!https://t.co/6Nfjw4DZN7— Robb Flynn (@TheGeneralMH) May 18, 2017
Jesus.
What a tragedy to wake up to…#ChrisCornell— Corey Taylor (@CoreyTaylorRock) May 18, 2017
RIP Chris Cornell :(
— Mark Holcomb (@MarkPeriphery) May 18, 2017
In total shock that our friend, #ChrisCornell has died. Sending warm positive vibes and prayers to his family, friends and fans!
— Living Colour (@LivingColour) May 18, 2017
The voice, the range, the look, that dude had it all. #ripchris
— Jamey Jasta (@jameyjasta) May 18, 2017
This is just devastating. Such an incredible voice and talent gone way, way too soon. #chriscornell
— Mikael Stanne (@MiklStne) May 18, 2017
So grateful for the music Chris Cornell made and shared with all of us. This one was always my favorite. pic.twitter.com/g8OEfkvrH3
— Nicholas Hipa (@yesTHEnickhipa) May 18, 2017
RIP Chris Cornell. Shocking & so sad. Amazing singer & songwriter. One of the best live singers I've seen/heard. #chriscornell #soundgarden
— ??????? ????? (@Michael_Amott) May 18, 2017
R.I.P. Chris Cornell gone way to young
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) May 18, 2017
RIP Chris Cornell – He was absolutely one of the greatest singers of all time. He also wrote… https://t.co/R0304tIYpD
— Monte Pittman (@montepittman) May 18, 2017
One of the greatest voices of all time. We're grateful to have toured with him on Project Revolution in '08. Rest in Legendary power pic.twitter.com/82d6o6MMhu
— Atreyu (@atreyuofficial) May 18, 2017
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