Fans of Soundgarden and of the legendary legacy Chris Cornell They have a reason to maintain hope.
Kim Thayil, guitarist of the iconic grunge bandexpressed his firm belief that Soundgarden’s final albumin which they worked before Cornell’s tragic death in 2017, he will eventually see the light.
In an interview for the magazine Rolling StoneThayil reflected on the next inclusion of the band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the end of this year and, in that context, he addressed the future of the unpublished material of Soundgarden.
When asked if the final album of the band would ever come out, Thayil responded with determination: “I think yes. Our goal and goal was always to complete that.”
The guitarist said His own character drives him not to leave unfinished projects. “I probably have enough TOC to not want to leave something unfinished or incomplete like this. So I think that the more we can attend to our work body and our catalog … I think everyone feels like this“.
Legal battles and the desire to complete the work of Chris Cornell
However, the path for the launch of this album has been complicated.
The band has wrapped in a long legal battle with Chris Cornell’s heritage on the publication of the material. It is known that Cornell had written or co -written At least seven of the album songs.
Although in 2023 an alleged “friendly resolution outside the courts” was reported, the legal dispute is maintained, generating uncertainty about whether Cornell’s latest recordings will listen to them.
Thayil emphasized the importance of completing the work of his partner and friend. “Not only to attend my work, but collective work, and in this case specifically, Chris’s work.”
Regarding the next Soundgarden income to the Rock and Roll Hall of FameThayil commented that he believes that Cornell would be “happy and proud” of the band’s achievement, since he saw “how important it was for fans to feel validated.”
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