It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.
Chris CornellRead
I felt very proud to be part of a music scene that was changing the face of commercial music and rock music internationally, but I also felt like it was necessary for Soundgarden - as it was for all of these Seattle bands - to prove that we deserve to be on an international stage, and we weren't just part of a fad that was based on geography.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Chris Cornell expresses pride in being part of a transformative music scene while emphasizing the need for recognition and legitimacy.
In this quote, Chris Cornell reflects on his pride in being part of the Seattle music scene, which significantly influenced commercial and rock music globally during the early 1990s. He conveys a sense of duty for Soundgarden and other Seattle bands to demonstrate their artistic value and ensure they are seen as legitimate contributors to music rather than merely a trend driven by their geographical origin.
Themes
MusicIdentityPrideSeattleRecognitionRockCommercial
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech at a music awards ceremony.
More from Chris Cornell
All quotes →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.
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When you become a parent, you leave a lot of things behind and refocus, maybe on how simple life really is and what few things there really are to worry about. And everything else can go by the wayside.
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Being solo really lends itself to different interpretations - and everything is in the moment and on a whim. I never realised how far out you can go when you are by yourself.
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A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.
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There's something about losing friends, particularly young people, where it's not something that you get over. I don't believe there's a healing process.
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