Chris Cornell leaves Audioslave; will release new solo album with cover of “Billie Jean”
This surprised me a bit since I like Audioslave a lot.
Audioslave, Chris Cornell at right most
Listen to “Wide Awake” (Acoustic)
“It was clear to all of us we needed some time apart, and what that produces is anybody’s guess,” he said. “In my case, it produced a very prolific writing period, and getting back into writing songs on my own, liking what that means — which is sort of a freedom and time to just experiment with music to a degree I kind of like more — and making records that have everything I like about music in them. Audioslave was a very fresh collaboration because it was very much like a young band, where you all write together in a room. But my experience, in terms of songwriting and record-creating, is not like a 19-year-old guy in a rock band. For me to be satisfied, I think I need to be able to be on my own, in the long run.”
At least the good news is that he’s going solo again with a new album, “Carry On”, due on May 1st. And in that album is a unique cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”.
Continue on to listen to an acoustic version of Billie Jean recorded in a gig in Sweden. Truly awesome!
“Billie Jean” by Chris Cornell (Michael Jackson cover)
Wait, this is a good thing! hehe
I knew Cornell wouldn’t do anything ground breaking with Morelo et. al. Heck, I think his Euphoria Morning album trumps all the Audioslave albums.
Yeah. It’s bittersweet at best for me. Revelations was a revelation.
A “Billie Jean” cover, eh? Very interesting
Have got to tell my dad about “Carry On”
Cornell WAS Audioslave ,the others wer just a back up band (a very good one though) but other than a few morelo riffs it was very obvious that Chris was the soul of that band.