Celebrities pay tribute to the late Chris Cornell

Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman committed suicide last Wednesday.

As we all know, Chris Cornell, the charismatic singer-songwriter, frontman of iconic bands Soundgarden and Audioslave hanged himself to death in his hotel room, just hours after he performed with his band on stage.

The iconic vocalist’s death was shocking and unexpected. Countless celebrities and music artists immediately took to social media to express their loss. Check out some of the tribute posts below:

Tom Morello

 

I love you, brother. Thank you for your friendship and your humor and your intellect and your singular and unmatched talent. It was a great honor to know you as a friend and as a band mate. I am devastated and deeply saddened that you are gone dear friend but your unbridled rock power, delicate haunting melodies and the memory of your smile are with us forever. Your beautiful voice and beautiful self will always be in my heart. God bless you and your family.

A post shared by Tom Morello (@tommorello) on May 18, 2017 at 7:35am PDT

Courtney Love

 

Goodbye darling boy . Please say hi to all my loved ones . I cried for you today . Rip .

A post shared by Courtney Love Cobain (@courtneylove) on May 18, 2017 at 9:37am PDT

Jimmy Page

RIP Chris Cornell
Incredibly Talented
Incredibly Young
Incredibly Missed. pic.twitter.com/pKNI4tKiXz

— Jimmy Page (@JimmyPage) May 18, 2017

Slash

 

Shocked & saddened by the news of Chris Cornell's passing. RIP.

A post shared by Slash (@slash) on May 18, 2017 at 7:06am PDT

Elton John

Shocked and saddened by the sudden death of @chriscornell. A great singer, songwriter and the loveliest man. pic.twitter.com/Hwdgst8kmg

— Elton John (@eltonofficial) May 18, 2017

Rage Against the Machine

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— RageAgainsTheMachine (@RATM) May 18, 2017

Haylee Williams

just shocked to read this. rest in peace and sing with the angels. https://t.co/prElsxjPBg

— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) May 18, 2017

Julian Lennon

 

Incredibly saddened to hear another great artist has passed... Chris Cornell, you were without question Unique & You will be missed... Too young to die.... Love & Prayers to Family & Friends... ??❤️ #OnlyLove

A post shared by Jules (@julespicturepalace) on May 18, 2017 at 2:37am PDT

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