The interview was conducted in Canada
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis spoke about the recent death of Chris Cornell in an interview with Canadian radio station Sonic 102.9.
“Well, he’s from our generation, so he’s someone whose existence I’ve always been aware of since the 80s. You never expect that someone who is your contemporary, who is alive and well and still performing, will leave the scene so suddenly. So it was a shock.”
“We had a relationship with him and the others from Soundgarden because we toured together at Lollapalooza in 1992, and they were lovely, and we saw them constantly. It was great to see them together again and terrible to find out that he was suffering so much inside his mind that he wanted to end his life. And I don't judge him for that because I don't know what that kind of pain is like. Obviously, it must be something monstrous for you to want to leave the world. So may his family be blessed. He left the world, a better place.”
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