Awwhhhh He has ADHD like me !

Laura Kelly: Exactly. Chris was talkative here and at times he seemed quite energized, but at other times he seemed to me a bit tired when he was talking to her. He was a very intelligent, thoughtful man and in all the interviews I've seen of him he was very considerate and not off-hand or above himself, which was the opposite of how many celebrities seem to be. Even if he was bored and sick of being asked the same questions in endless interviews, tired of doing the promotional stuff for his albums and tours, I doubt very much he would have shown that to the interviewers and would have been polite and tried to give his best, even if he was feeling crappy. This interview in particular breaks my heart - he was so sweet, genuine and ''normal', yet he seemed vulnerable and in need of being able to live a normal, happy life away from the media circus and spotlight. Unfortunately though, I don't think his wife would have been happy not having lots of public attention and I think he did whatever he could to please her and give her what she wanted.

Laura Kelly or he could just be in a good mood

he talks a lot. you haven't seen enough interviews

Couldn’t describe him in a most fitting way than that!

Chris had such a down to Earthness about him..he didnt give a tinkers damn who a celebrity was wearing ...he saw beauty in simplicity..and he said in another interview that Jesus never.talked or taught about war killing people, that Jesus just basically said dont kill people ,love everyone , be kind to everybody and it will all be alright..and in religion that religion shouldnt be telling us WHAT WE COUNDNT DO..Noone should have the right to tell anyone what to do..He made great points, tangible ones..I think he was unearthly ..he definitely believed it had to be something after this life..cause lets face it..this life can be pretty disappointing...Yall be cool , be kind, Love eachother..,help eachother..lets make Chris Cornell look down on us peasants and smile with those gorgeous sapphire eyes..he had..😎😂💋❤📿💋🎶🎼☮🌼🌹⚘🎙🎸🎷

Psychedelics does that to people.. he talks openly about his earlier experiences with psychedelics and how it changed his life in a positive direction...

@@Irishmule169 He never had a really positive stance towards drugs of any sort. Drugs and alcohol were a recurring thing in his life, which is understandable because he obviously has a very busy mind and that can get exhausting after a while. He by no means endorsed them. He was neutral towards LSD and psychedelics. 4th of July is about an acid trip he had. A bad PCP trip he had at 14 left him an absolute nervous wreck for over two years, and likely affected him for far longer. Possibly the remainder of his life. Psychedelics and dissociatives amplify your emotional headspace, and expose your suppressed insecurities. They are a rollercoaster of intense emotion that you have little control over. If you aren't in a good headspace you are going to have a really bad time. Like PTSD and recurring nightmares bad. They are not to be taken lightly. Chris was never a particularly cheerful guy, and PCP is a ridiculously powerful dissociative, with an insanely long half life of two days, not to mention it alters your perception of time. An hour can feel like a day. You can see where this is going. Bad, bad, bad time.

@@alext2566 Watching his interviews (in addition of course to his performances) he was incredibly thoughtful and perceptive about a lot of things but he was also so articulate, much more so than almost any of his peers. He spoke in long, complete, organized sentences and paragraphs, in a very true and real and authenticate way. His loss is our loss, he had so much creative life and beautiful work still to do.

Wow, your comment is right on. Thank you.

@@cyackulic Of course. Thank you for saying so. I never knew him personally but I grew up with his music and I really connect with him and his music. I would like to think I am like him in some ways. It still hurts to think he's gone but kind of selfish of me.

Exactly. He said as much in many interviews!

Me too. Thanks for summing it.up

Richard Friend you sound like me..and its been 6 months now☹

me too....I feel the same...way...alot!!

The End 💜🖤💙💛❤🌹

Same here, and I do NOT see an end to my seeking my heart's question about his death...still can't hear his voice without tears or chills...

exactly what I thought.

A Neil Yeah, but he was also kind of saying that most organized religion is bullshit. Sounds like he doesn't believe in an afterlife. Whatever. He was a great musician.

Chris had converted to Greek Orthodox; which is very organized. He just wasn't into phony charlatans. That's all he was saying. His music spoke of God and deep religious yearning quite a bit; as well as being very spiritually deep in general. "Show Me How To Live", "Like A Stone" all had deep religious meaning. It's not a bad thing to be religious; it's bad to use and blame it for atrocious behavior. I personally share Chris' religion, and extremely glad to. RIP Chris, we'll always love you and praise you brother!!!!

A Neil I would say he cleverly skirted around the spiritual question.. ...He's so not Hollywood...or corrupt celebrity Bullshit...However he was being pushed in that direction by his wife and Mother in law.

I believe This beautiful man was murdered.

Exactly. Thank you.

He was so introverted, deep in both cerebral processing as well as in spiritual sense, that having moments like these, where he opens up was perceived as a surprise.. This is all his internal monologue, being vocalized. He was such a sensitive soul. May he rest in peace.

oh yeah totally. trust me I am a HUGE fan (same poster as "blasterkid" just a different username) but interviews like this were so difficult to get back then and as a gigantic fan since around 1988-89...I was always trying to learn more about the band. rest in peace Chris...you will be so missed. :(

I find most of his interviews very honest and open in recent years. He really seemed to be in a good place, which is why it was so shocking.

Totally agree with you sprdvx

Sprdvx- hmmm. I don't know. He rarely looked at her during the interview. He sounds like he's winging it. I think much of it is sad. And again he seems to at times try to present like substance abuse was not a thing in his life. I find this deeply sad at times. When you've bn thru rehab and you know how bad drug abuse is- and you've fallen back into it- it is deeply depressing and you feel hopeless and I think there's a desperation in this interview. I hope this sweet boy is in peace now.

Seems like he knew some of the crap ppl talk about and do in the name of religion is full of crap and makes no sense. The things people worship and seek out like being adored for being on the red carpet and the pettiness of what they eat and wear was hollow and meaningless. He was clearly searching for a higher power and had yet to find it.

@Nicetalkintonya I agree completely. My thoughts exactly. I'm a spiritual person and often ppl confuse this with religious organization system.

i sound corny but i totally feel like a female version of chris i think the problem is the inability to stop questioning everything and why things are the way they are. he wouldn't leave the house when he was a teen same with me.

Myself am left with the conclusion that ultimately I existentialism is the only description left 👈

Now I will too. It’s the first I’ve seen this interview.

his wife probably pushed him into it, hopefully if she did she wont get away with it.

^^^ Scumbag

1st it steals your mind and then it steals your soul.

The awkwardness is undeniably obvious when he spoke about what helped him write and slipped up saying sometimes substance "if it doesn't kill you or harm" then eyes open up and bites his lip. And also the foundation talk..he knew by then that VK had stolen the money or was suspicious about it..that's why he played down the effort put in.."I'm not carrying a load of bricks up a hill" and that he was just doing what he loved singing and was going to do it anyway that night so why not donate it to helping others, the homeless or the kids...Chris was very uncomfortable and anxious answering about that Charity. Remember C.C wrote Murderer of blue sky for VK and the other satanists on his solo work.

I thought the same thing but then he surprisingly chipper in the open

As an introvert, sometimes you just “tap out” after a certain point in social situations. Chris may have reached that point of “this is exhausting”.

Does that mean he was having trouble eating so he lost weight. I love him too.

I wish he could have just gone to bed that night or called 911 for help. My brother died all alone at 37. He was an alcoholic.