Chris Cornell

Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come. ”

I learned to read music when I was 10 and did piano and took lessons. ”

I'm sure I could start a band tomorrow that would have different influences and would want to do something completely different than anything I've done. ”

I think the concept of commercials, for example, I have had offers to do songs in different commercials, and it is not what I have liked. ”

My history of singing has always probably been closer to a David Bowie approach than, for example, an AC/DC approach. ”

Some of the most brilliant things that someone might do could happen in three minutes because it's something that just occurs to them. And then, there's the example of really chipping away at something to create something great. I don't believe that one is more reliable than the other. ”

The idea of telling the story of the Armenian genocide - or, really, any other genocide - and repeating those stories is really important. I also think it's important to always be exposing the warning signs for what was leading up to it. Those tend to always be the same. ”

I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away. ”

The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock. ”

I think there needs to be a global focus on people taking care of people. ”