{"id":59911,"date":"2025-04-29T10:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59911\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:03:09","slug":"its-a-high-bar-not-just-technically-but-emotionally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59911\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a high bar, not just technically, but emotionally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/soundgarden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soundgarden<\/a>\u2018s Kim Thayil has shared an update on finding a vocalist to replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chris-cornell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Cornell<\/a> at the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame ceremony this November.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/chris-cornell-best-songs-2073509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Chris Cornell songs: the best by the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chris Cornell helped found the iconic grunge band back in 1984, and was the frontman up until his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/soundgarden-audioslave-singer-chris-cornell-died-aged-52-2073457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death by suicide on May 18, 2017<\/a>. He was aged 52. Yesterday (April 28), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/soundgarden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame announced the 2025 inductees<\/a>, which include Soundgarden.<\/p>\n<p>Soundgarden\u2019s induction comes after two previous nominations in 2020 and 2023 \u2013 and Cornell\u2019s replacement for the induction performance has long been at the back of Thayil\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3819401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Chris-Cornell-Photo-by-Buda-Mendes_Getty-Images.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Cornell\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Chris Cornell \u2013 CREDIT: Buda Mendes\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rock\/soundgarden-kim-thayil-chris-cornell-rock-hall-reaction-1235956729\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billboard<\/a> about their induction, Soundgarden guitarist Thayil said of securing a singer to fill in for the late Cornell: \u201cIt\u2019s a high bar, not just technically, but emotionally. There has to be a reverence for the missing brother and founder, and there also has to be reverence for the legacy \u2014 both for Chris\u2019 work and Chris\u2019 creativity, as well as the regard and reverence we have for ourselves collectively and for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thayil also shared that several names have come up for a potential replacement, but he\u2019s keeping tight-lipped for now: \u201cSome suggestions have come out; I\u2019m not prepared to share that, but I\u2019ll just say it\u2019s a higher bar than the usual composite of guitarists and drummers or singers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for what he thinks Cornell\u2019s reaction to the honour would be, Thayil reflected, saying Cornell would \u201cdefinitely be stoked\u201d:\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s the one who convinced me how appreciative the fans and our peers and the Soundgarden community \u2014 that includes the people that we work with and work for us \u2014 would be about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3325238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Soundgarden-1997-Getty-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soundgarden\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Soundgarden in 1997. Credit: Michael Tighe\/Donaldson Collection\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe realized how important that was, and he understood that would be important to us because it\u2019s important to people who cared about us and helped us and supported us all along. That\u2019s how I believe Chris would respond to this. I think he\u2019d be very appreciative and thankful to all the people who have believed in him and believed in the work he did and the work that we all did, collectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Cornell\u2019s widow Vicky wrote on social media in reaction to the band\u2019s induction: \u201cThank you @rockhall\u2026 And huge thanks to all the fans who voted who\u2019s constant love and support keep his legacy alive. It\u2019s always bittersweet but Chris would be so honored and it is well past due and beyond well deserved! On behalf of Chris and our family -thank you!! Loud love\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DI-G2b-tSsb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also being inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame this November are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-white-stripes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The White Stripes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cyndi-lauper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyndi Lauper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/outkast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutKast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bad-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bad Company<\/a>, Thom Bell, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Nicky Hopkins, Carol Kaye,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/salt-n-pepa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salt-N-Pepa<\/a>, Lenny Waronker and Warren Zevon.<\/p>\n<p>Among the artists who were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-new-order-the-white-stripes-mariah-carey-lead-nominations-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2025-3837368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part of the longlist<\/a>\u00a0but ultimately did not make the cut for induction in 2025 are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oasis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mariah-carey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariah Carey<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/phish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phish<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/billy-idol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Idol<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-black-crowes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Black Crowes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/joy-division\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joy Division<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/new-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Order<\/a>. It marks the second time that Oasis and Joy Division\/New Order have been snubbed from induction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3551591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Soundgarden-performing.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Cornell singer member of the band Soundgarden performs live on stage at Lollapalooza Brazil Festival on April 06, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mauricio Santana\/Getty Images)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\"  \/>Chris Cornell singer member of the band Soundgarden performs live on stage at Lollapalooza Brazil Festival on April 06, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mauricio Santana\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Soundgarden have only performed three times since Chris Cornell\u2019s death \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-soundgardens-surviving-members-reunite-for-seattle-benefit-gig-3822416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">once last December for a benefit event where they were fronted temporarily by Shaina Shepherd<\/a>,\u00a0once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/spine-tingling-moments-chris-cornell-tribute-show-2432182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during a tribute show for the singer in 2019<\/a>\u00a0and again in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brandi-carlile-performs-soundgarden-tracks-live-with-surviving-band-members-3019633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 when they performed with Brandi Carlile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-chris-cornells-last-studio-album-no-one-sings-like-you-anymore-2836461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Chris Cornell estate released \u2018No One Sings Like You Anymore: Volume One\u2019<\/a>. This was a collection of cover songs handpicked by the late Soundgarden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/audioslave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audioslave<\/a> frontman and sequenced to celebrate artists and songs that inspired him.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, his widow revealed that there was still a lot of music remaining in the vault and that there were plans to release a second volume.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soundgarden\u2018s Kim Thayil has shared an update on finding a vocalist to replace Chris Cornell at the Rock&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3936],"tags":[77,31142,269,453,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-59911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-grunge","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-rock","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114420685434120594","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}