Post Malone and legendary vocalist Chris Cornell may have much more in common than we imagine. According to Tom Morello ( Rage Against The Machine ), they both share a very similar songwriting style.
In an interview with Eddie Trunk on his podcast, Tom explained that Post Malone has a different approach to his songwriting, similar to what Chris did in his songwriting during his time with Soundgarden .
When working with Chris Cornell in Audioslave , Tom Morello recalled how the compositions came to life with his input and how Chris worked miracles in songwriting: “When we wrote songs with Chris, we’d kind of throw music at him, whether it was a simple chord progression, like in 'I Am The Highway,' or a more complicated heavy riff, and he’d immediately come up with a bunch of great melodies.”
Morello also said that Post Malone can do exactly the same thing: take anything, write it down, and turn it into beautiful melodies: “We’d put these together, and then he’d write lyrics for anything. And that’s exactly how Post Malone does it. Excellent melody – hit melody, catchy, beautiful, terrifying, one after another. And that’s one thing they have in common.” ( Via Ultimate Guitar )