Chris Cornell Net Worth: Let's know his earnings, music, affairs, early life

Chris Cornell was a Grammy-winning musician, songwriter, and singer who has a net worth of $60 million. He is the co-founder of Soundgarden and lead vocalist of Audioslave.

How Much Was Soundgarden's Lead Singer Chris Cornell Worth Before He Died?

Chris Cornell has a net worth of $60 million. He has earned a big amount from his singing career as he has given numerous songs in his lifetime. Likewise, he had a successful solo career at a certain point. 

Chris Cornell Earnings From The Album

Temple of the Dog - $1.0 million

Bad motor Finger - $2,160,000

Superunknown -  $9.0 million

Down on the Upside - $1.6 million

A-Sides -$1.2 million

Euphoria Morning -  $343,00

Audioslave - $4.0 million

Audioslave, Live Album - 2004 - $50,000

Live in Cuba -  $110,000

Out of Exile - $1,270,000

Revelations - $685,000

Carry On - $421,000

Scream - $26,000

Telephantasm - $1.0 million

Songbook, Live album - $86,000

King Animal - $235,000

How Did Chris Cornell Start His Career And Professional Life? Let's Know

In the mid- the 1980s, Chris Cornell Soundgarden profession began with band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Hiro Yamamoto, who was later replaced by Ben Shepherd. Soundgarden became one of the best bands of the '90s, sold endless collections and was dubbed "Seattle grunge," thanks to their unique sound.

In 1988, the band earned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for their first album, "Ultramega". The band earned two Grammy Awards for the rocks hits like "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoonman".

In 1007, the band separated but later rejoined in 2010. Their collections included Ultramega OK, Louder Than Love, Superunknown and Down on the Upside. 

Chris suffered from depression over years, which began from a youthful age and dealt with drug and alcohol abuse. After checking himself with recovery in 2000, he was calm from that point on. 

"It was the most troublesome time of my life," he told the Guardian in 2009. In 2011, they went on a tour to North America.

Chris Cornell Solo Career and Other Collaboration

In 1999, Chris released his solo debut, "Euphoria Morning". He also soon began collaboration with Rage Against Machine members Brad Wilk, Tom Morello and Tim Commerford to form a new group title Audioslave. Later, in 2002, they released their self-titled debut album. In 2005, the band released their second album, "Out of Exile".

In May 2007, Chris left Audioslave and released his second solo effort, "Carry On". Later, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for "You Know My Name". He also released many solo albums such as Higher Truth, Song Book, and Scream.

Let's Know About Early Life And Childhood Of Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell was born on July 20, 1964, in Seattle, Washington as Christopher John Boyle. He is the child of Ed Boyle, a pharmacist, and Karen Cornell, an accountant. He has five siblings, Peter, Katy, Patrick, Suzy, and Maggie. After his parents got divorced, he and his siblings adopted their mother's maiden name, Cornell.

Moving towards his education, Chris Cornell attended Christ the King Catholic basic school and Shorewood High School. With feelings of depression, he dropped out of school at the age of 15 and started to play music to help her family.

Is Chris Cornell Married? Does He Have Children?

Talking about his personal life, Chris Cornell got married to Paris-based American publicist Vicky Karayiannis. The couple was blessed with two children, Toni (born on September 2004) and Christopher (born in 2005).

Previously, Chris was married to Susan Silver, who managed Soundgarden at one point in his career and additionally Alice in Chains. They had a girl named Lillian Jean in 2000. 

Chris Cornell End Of His Life And His Final Project

On 17 May 2017, after performing a concert with Soundgarden, Chris was found dead in his hotel room at the MGM Grand in Detroit. Later the medical examiner determined the cause of death was suicide by hanging.

He has tweeted "Finally back to Rock City" just hours before his death from unknown causes.