The best Quotes by Chris Cornell

There's sadness to anyone that dies before their time, and specifically ones that seem to affect people in a positive way. It doesn't matter if it's Whitney Houston or a nameless, faceless person on the street. That's just as big of a tragedy for me.

Whitney Houston

When I started writing songs for Temple of the Dog, I went to my room with my acoustic guitar, and I was happy staying in that mode. It was more chordal based and more lyric driven. I enjoyed not making riff-based songs built around a guitar idea.

I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulnerability to it, his technical ability was amazing, and so much of his personality would come out through his voice. I'm not even a guy to buy Queen records, really, and I still think he's one of the best.

Freddie Mercury

One of the main dilemmas that's pretty common to a lot of people who are getting older is the idea that maybe there's a finish line and that maybe there's a time in your life when you start to slow down and stop and smell the roses and just kind of settle into what will be a comfortable period in your life.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

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Words you say
Never seem to live up to the ones inside your head
The lives we make
Never seem to ever get us anywhere but dead

Soundgarden - The Day I Tried to Live, Album: Superunknown

Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun, Album: Superunknown

In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
In the sun in my disgrace
Boiling heat, summer stench
'Neath the black the sky looks dead

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun, Album: Superunknown

Well, I just looked in the mirror
And things aren't looking so good
I'm looking California
And feeling Minnesota

Soundgarden - Outshined, Album: Badmotorfinger

Minnesota

Whatsoever I feared has come to light
And whatsoever I've fought off became my life
Just when every day seemed to greet me with a smile
Sunspots have faded, now I'm doin' time

Soundgarden - Fell on Black Days, Album: Superunknown

I shot my love today, would you cry for me
I lost my head again, would you lie for me

Soundgarden - Burden in My Hand, Album: Down on the Upside

The fire is spreading
And no one wants to speak about it

Soundgarden - 4th of July, Album: Superunknown

You can leave Detroit, but it will never leave you.

Detroit

There's cities that get by on their good looks. Detroit has to work for a living.

Detroit

Detroit turned out to be heaven, but it also turned out to be hell.

Marvin Gaye

Detroit

Detroit, the heart of the country... I grew up on 10 Mile, 2 miles better than 8 Mile.

Kristen Bell

8 Mile Detroit

I come from Detroit where it's rough and I'm not a smooth talker.

Eminem

Detroit

Why can't you compare Washington State and Florida?
Because it'd be like comparing apples and oranges.

Florida Washington (State)

One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted.

Katharine Graham

Washington (State)

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Washington - and that's pretty much the same thing.

Washington (State)

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Someone will always be younger.
But they will never be you.

Freddie Mercury

Character

You don't need me to tell you what's gone wrong
You know what's going on
And it seems to me we've not cared enough
Or confided in each other at all
It seems like we've all got our backs against the wall

Time waits for nobody
Time waits for no one
We've got to trust one another
Or we'd have no more future at all

Freddie Mercury - Time Waits For No One, Album: The Freddie Mercury Album

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

Freddie Mercury

I always knew i was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.

Freddie Mercury

All my lovers asked me why they couldn't replace Mary, but it's simply impossible. The only friend I've got is Mary and I don't want anybody else. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. We believe in each other, that's enough for me.

Freddie Mercury

Music Love Homosexuality & LGBTQ+

If I should die this very day
Don't cry, cause on earth we wasn't meant to stay
And no matter what the people say
I'll be waiting for you after the judgement day

Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love

Love is like a flower; even the most beautiful one dies eventually.

Till Lindemann

Love Flowers

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Elvis Presley

Truth Sun

This skull between my ears, that is a bad neighbourhood. I should not be in there alone.

Chester Bennington

Depression

Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.

Bruce Springsteen

There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.

John Lydon

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

Neil Young

If you end up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.

Frank Zappa

Character Self-Confidence

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Mick Jagger

Dreaming

Let's play it f*cking loud!

Bob Dylan

In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused
And the government for which she stands
Has scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in
Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more

Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag, Album: Ragged Old Flag

USA

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

Jimi Hendrix

Love Peace Power

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.

Gene Simmons

I'm thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.

Chuck Berry

Gratitude Positive Quotes

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

Deadpool

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