This Video Will Leave You Speechless - Chris Cornell’s Higher Truth

A rare and moving speech from musician and legend, Chris Cornell (1964 - 2017) on meaning and higher truth.
“I never look back, ever. I'm always looking ahead, working on the next thing." Chris Cornell

Speaker: Chris Cornell (1964 - 2017)
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"To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what."
- Chris Cornell

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Narrated by Jacob Ziehr

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[tradgedyandhope]

Hey T&H Community! Have you ever wondered why we post our videos at the start of each week? It's because the goal of T&H is to introduce ideas that push our thinking. And, we like using the start of the week to inspire you with new awareness and perspective.

In this week's video, we learn from the musical legend, Chris Cornell, who tragically passed in 2017. We'll let his words take it from here. RIP Chris Cornell.

[dottybb]

No celebrity, musician or any other “famous” person has ever affected me the way Chris did. He was a beautiful soul with a talent that was other worldly. His music touched me in a way that I can’t put into words. I remember that terrible early morning when I couldn’t sleep and logged onto FB and the first thing I saw was a post with Chris Cornell’s picture, life dates and “RIP”. It was as if the wind was knocked out of me. I was inconsolable. It was a dark day. Since that fateful day, I generally try to feel gratitude that he left us with such incredible music. Gratitude that I was able to see him live several times. Gratitude that I lived and walked the earth when he did. But every now and then I’ll catch a video like this that reminds me of what a loss we have had to endure. I cried while watching this because I miss him so much. Despite the fact that he’s no longer here, Chris will be a part of our lives forever. ❤️

[imsergio]

Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Mark Lanegan. We will never forget you.

[allannahk]

Chris Cornell got me through one of the hardest times of my life.
I was abandoned at 15, I lived in a hostel with very little money, I couldn’t legally work so I had to rely on money from the state which didn’t normally support anyone below 18.
I would rent cassette tapes from the library and I would constantly re-rent Soundgarden’s album. Black Days would be rewinded so much I wore the tape out.
I had no family that wanted me and no love around me. That song made me feel ok.

[brandonstandberry]

I miss this man more than ever..It feels like a part of my soul got ripped out of my body when he passed. His music, his personality, and everything else about him. Truly one of the most talented, and beautiful human beings to ever live.

[rjanolsen]

Chris Cornell and Layne Staley had a voice that shook my soul and still does♥️

[Matiamusic]

How beautiful. What a beautiful human being.

[NewLife-qjmx]

A part of me left with him.
RIP Chris, you made this a better place.

[thetruth.]

I was 40 years old when Chris passed away and I'm not ashamed to say I cried like a baby. His music, his life and his views on things touched me in a way no other artist has. RIP Chris Cornell, I'll see you on the flip brother.

[deborahfalzone]

His death was senseless, heartbreaking and tragic. What an incredible loss of such an incredibly beautiful soul. RIP Chris.

[Persephoneloveistheanswer]

Beautiful mind, beautiful soul, beautiful man.

[johnmoser]

It would be impossible to imagine people in the future not having appreciation for the great work artists like Chris Cornell gave us
He will be forever loved and missed

[jezplaisance]

I still think about Chris often. I was the right age to feel the impact of his song writing back in the 90's. And so now, on occasions like tonight, I'll drink wine and hunt youtube hoping to find something of his I haven't seen before. I miss him.

[kathybuttermore]

I was at the last Soundgarden concert in Detroit with my husband, daughter, and son-in-law. We still have tremendous difficulty listening to him; it just still feels raw.

[lmegg]

Chris and Chester's deaths hit me so hard. I've lived with major depression my whole life and their music took me through the hard times when I wanted to give up, but was inspired not to. I wish that I could have given it back to them so they'd still be here.

[johndpoore]

Chris was a special person with an awesome voice, i will never believe he killed himself. Black hole sun will always be my favorite song he sung and i love the video to that song. His singing style was fantastic.

[angeleramsay]

cant listen to this or even talk about Chris and how much he has inspired me over the years, without crying like a baby. 😞

[jebjab]

There will never be another Chris Cornell. This man had the voice of an angel that could cut straight through to my soul. When he died, it hurt my heart. I never knew him and unfortunately I never got the chance to see him live. But for some reason I was still really affected by it. I've been a huge fan of his since I was 12 and more than any other musician, his voice and his lyrics just really struck a chord with me. I still refuse to believe that he took his own life. I just can't accept that. Thank you for this video, it really shows how intellectual, soft spoken and humble he really was. We should all count ourselves extremely lucky to have lived in a time of Chris Cornell and his beautiful voice which was truly a gift from God.

[BalkanSecrets]

More people should know and listen to this beautiful soul. He saved my life a few times, with his music.

[Beeker]

I will never get over Chris Cornell. I will always remeber the 90-'s when he first walked into my life on MTV and I stopped me in my tracks and I will always remeber that moment he hit the first note and I have spent the last 30 or so years listening to everything he did. Thank you for this video.