How to Start to Sing Like Chris Cornell (How I Discovered How to Hit Those Notes)

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There's a lot that goes into singing period! And then when you throw in the challenge of trying to belt crazy high notes while still being able to maintain relaxed composure in the quiet moments of the song... It's a lot to aspire to. But in this video, I'll share with you how I discovered that imitating a simple and less desirable sound helped me get on the path to not only singing like Chris Cornell, but also drastically expanding my usable vocal range!

[chrisliepe]

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[-Sober-]

my top 5 favorite singers of all time:
1. Chris Cornell
2. that Audioslave vocalist
3. that Soundgarden vocalist
4. that Temple of The Dog vocalist
5. Eddie Vedder

[andrewd.]

Thought you'd appreciate this. I read a quote somewhere from Cornell where he says learning to sing requires getting in a room by yourself and getting uninhibited and just see what sounds you can make. Seems on point.

[justin_gosselin]

The balls it takes to make those noises on youtube haha bravo

[skylermichael]

Ok, so I’ve been singing over 10 years in various styles and could never do the “Chris Cornell” sound. After 5 minutes of practicing this technique I am hitting notes I’ve never dreamed of. I’m testing it out on all sorts of 80s Hair Metal songs and it totally works! My mind is BLOWN!!!

Dude, you are honestly the best vocal coach online right now cause you don’t care about sounding like a dying cat as long as it gets you to where you want to sound. I really love your videos and I’ve even purchased Ken Tamplin stuff in the past that didn’t help much. Thank you so much for being so humble and awesome.

[johnstark]

Cat-hole Sun is my favourite Soundgarden track

[andygoodson]

This explains all the coughing when I sing Cornell. Thought I was overdoing it. Turns out, it's furballs I'm coughing up! Great video, dude. Thanks for the info.

[bryansamples]

You know what's amazing? In Chris's prime with soundgarden he literally would sound perfect for entire concerts, obviously after all that time of playing his heart out during audioslave he had a little bit of trouble doing that live again. Some people will never understand how great he was

[nouieg]

His belts on "Gasoline" was unbelievable..

[semcrdotcom]

I read somewhere that Chris Cornell's singing voice had the quality of the natural crying baby voice, which is so tiny and yet so powerful. If you have had a baby in the house and he is hungry, needing a bath or just sleepy, you know they can be louder than a siren.

[andrewjeff]

well, I tried the “meow voice” to improve my voice in Cornell’s way. Unbelievable, it works! Thank you so much, Chris!

[adnap]

US: Man, how does Chris Cornell sing like that ?

Chris Cornell: *Meowing all the way to the bank since 1987*

[rad_iguana]

Out of one hate comment, you found the key that many of us missed throughout these years trying to sing those high notes with such power, yet also so much control, and accuracy! Very well done sir

[geol]

Lookin' California, Soundin' Meownesota.

[geol]

Chris' raspiness in his voice was so very unique. Power and Soul.

[peacefrog]

I timed his long scream note on “Cochise” on the first album at around 9 seconds, but wasn’t sure if some of that was a reverb effect.

Then I saw Chris with Audioslave on their 2005 tour In Detroit. And I found out there was no effect - he really held that note for that long. I can still hear it in my head sometimes.

[patrickparmer]

I keep coming back to this video. I can sing a couple of Chris Cornell songs. I can sing most any AIC song. And I must say that 90% IS technique. 10% is introspection. But that is a BIG 10%. And it takes 100% confidence to get there because of the process you have to go through to find those notes. Chris, your videos and lessons are the ONLY lessons that have ever helped me along this journey. I appreciate what you do very much.

[NorthumbriaForestry]

My husband was a good friend of Christophers & learned loads from him over the years. Christopher was obviously a huge & very natural talent, but he'd worked incredibly hard for years to be that good. He did also know a lot about singing technique & had studied under a well respected vocal coach for sometime to learn how to improve his stamina on tour as after the GnR tour I think it was 92 he was getting fairly severe vocal fatigue. It worked & after this his studio confidence grew & his longevity live also was much improved. I think actually Layne also went to the same guy out on the lake for vocal training. Perhaps a shame Ed never did as he does look very annoyed with himself these days when he can't do what he wants to. Though it kinda doesn't matter, Ed was always warts & all perhaps these days it's his gravitas as a human that keeps us all listening. Great vid, really enjoyed it, cheers!

[alifeworthfinding]

Been practicing this technique and dare anyone to try it with cats in the room . They give you the weirdest looks it's hilarious .

Great video bro !!!

[Misternoname]

This was genuinely the first vocal coach video where I fully understood what the teacher was saying about this vocal style.