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Soundgarden<\/a> guitarist Kim Thayil and drummer Matt Cameron offered some insight into the band’s final album<\/a>, which they’re working to finish after a lengthy legal battle with the late Chris Cornell<\/a>‘s estate. They also revealed who will join them at their upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> induction and performance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a massive emotional roller coaster. A lot of highs, a lot of lows,” Cameron told The Seattle Times<\/a><\/em>. “The highs are based on the fact that the music is seeing its light of day, it\u2019s coming to life. Some of it feels like it could have been a new chapter in songwriting for the group, so that\u2019s super bittersweet. But it\u2019s been challenging to work on some of this music, soloing up Chris\u2019 vocals and hearing that beautiful voice come through the speakers all on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe delay in the process was damaging in some ways to the emotive nature of the experience,” Thayil added. “Certainly, it\u2019s great that we\u2019re doing it now. I\u2019m wondering \u2014 because you can\u2019t help but wonder \u2014 how that emotive and creative journey might have been undertaken six, seven, eight years ago. You will never know that, and there\u2019s something unfortunate (and) damaging about that. But there\u2019s something also beneficial about that because we\u2019re doing it now, and it\u2019s beautiful. It\u2019s a way to post tribute to our beloved brother. All of it just has that much more weight emotionally and creatively, and we don\u2019t take that lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Rock’s 50 Most Important Posthumous Albums<\/a><\/p>\n The surviving members of Soundgarden were previously locked in a yearslong legal dispute with Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell. She sued\u00a0the band<\/a> and accused them of withholding royalties owed to Cornell’s family in December 2019, two and a half years after\u00a0the singer\u00a0died by suicide<\/a>\u00a0at age 52.<\/p>\n The initial lawsuit described an “unlawful attempt to strong-arm Chris’ Estate into turning over certain audio recordings created by Chris before he passed away.”<\/p>\n In 2023, however, Soundgarden and Cornell’s estate announced they had “reached an amicable out-of-court resolution<\/a>” that would “allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on.” Cameron revealed in late 2023 that the dispute was not, in fact, over<\/a>, but as of this year, the band seemed committed and prepared<\/a> to release the music.<\/p>\n Past and present members of Soundgarden \u2014Cameron, Thayil, current bassist Ben Shepherd and\u00a0original bassist\u00a0Hiro Yamamoto \u2014 will perform at\u00a0next week’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony<\/a> when they enter the hallowed institution. They’ll be joined by fellow\u00a0Seattleites\u00a0Brandi Carlile (who performed at the 2019 Cornell tribute concert<\/a>), Heart<\/a>‘s Nancy Wilson<\/a>, Alice in Chains<\/a> guitarist Jerry Cantrell<\/a> and Pearl Jam<\/a> guitarist Mike McCready. Taylor Momsen, lead singer of the Pretty Reckless, will also join them.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees Announced<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTo have our peers, friends and creative collaborators from\u00a0[Seattle] share that with us is very important,\u201d Thayil said. \u201cIt\u2019s very important because it\u2019s part of our identity. We\u2019re not simply \u2018rock guys\u2019 in this band Soundgarden. We\u2019re rock guys in this band Soundgarden that helped establish the Seattle scene and the sound. The geography is very important to our identity. It\u2019s where we are, it\u2019s where we came from. It\u2019s who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n They were part of the Seattle music scene before that was something to be proud of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow Soundgarden and the Chris Cornell Estate\u00a0Finally\u00a0Reached a\u00a0Resolution<\/h3>\n
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