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Hip-hop kind of absorbed rock in terms of the attitude and the whole point of why rock was important music. Young people felt like rock music was theirs, from Elvis to the Beatles to the Ramones to Nirvana. This was theirs; it wasn't their parents'. I think hip-hop became the musical style that embraces that mentality.
— Chris Cornell
Tags: style, people, music, attitude

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The freedom I have as a U.S. citizen is unparalleled. Despite the fact people may not like American passports, having that passport affords me more freedoms than any other passport could.
— Chris Cornell
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There was a period in my life where most of my musical career was spent in a band that was very aggressive, and there was sort of a wall of volume all the time.
— Chris Cornell
Tags: band, my-life, time, life
I'm not usually in a talkative mode.
— Chris Cornell
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It just doesn't get any more stripped down than going out totally alone and doing songs.
— Chris Cornell
Tags: more, down, doing, alone
The fans own the records and listen to them and love them. It becomes the soundtrack to some part of their lives, and we don't control that. To me, that's what's exciting about what we do.
— Chris Cornell
Tags: fans, control, me, love
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