Three years ago today the world lost Chris Cornell. In honor of the late and great frontman, fellow Soundgarden bandmate and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron and The Pretty Reckless leader Taylor Momsen teamed up to cover āHalfway Thereā.
The two musicians performed their collaborative rendition on video, broadcasting from their own respective quarantine spaces. Cameron primarily handled the guitar, while Momsen delivered a solemn yet strong vocal performance of Soundgardenās 2012 King Animal track. Watch below.
The Pretty Reckless played an opening set for what would be Cornellās final live performance in 2017. In a recent interview withĀ Kerrang!, Momsen said was she deeply affected by the deaths of Cornell, whom she considered a musical hero, and The Pretty Recklessā producer Kato Khandwala within a year of each other.
ā[It] took me into what I can only describe as an extraordinarily dark downward spiral. I was in a hole that I didnāt know how to get out of, or if I was going to get out of it.ā Added Momsen, āIt sounds clichĆ©d, but it was music that was the thing that brought me back to life ⦠The only thing that I could turn to was music and that eventually led to me just writing how I was feeling.ā
In related news, The Pretty Reckless just released a single called āDeath by Rock and Rollā, which is believed to be off a forthcoming album recorded with assistance from Cameron. Cameron, too, recently dropped his own solo track dubbed āDown the Middleā.
As for Soundgarden, the band and Cornellās widow, Vicky Cornell, have been tangled up in a series of legal battles as of late, including one regarding the ownership of the rock iconās final recordings. For more of the Seattle grunge outfit, check out Kim Thayilās recent Kyle Meredith With⦠appearance.
āHalfway Thereā by Soundgarden
Performed by Matt Cameron and Taylor Momsen
A Tribute to Chris Cornell#chriscornellforever@chriscornell @soundgarden #mattcameron
See full vid on YouTube here: https://t.co/HcAsESkzbl pic.twitter.com/Xxb2CVQIB4ā Taylor Momsen (@taylormomsen) May 18, 2020
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