The Life, Death, and Aftermath of Grunge Legend Chris Cornell

Cornell vs Silver

Cornell split up with his first wife, Susan Silver, in 2004. Silver was Soundgarden’s manager (to make things even more complicated). The following year, Chris filed a $1 million lawsuit against Silver, claiming that she “had defrauded him of royalties and never returned, among other things, his Grammys and some recordings and journals.”’

Susan Silver

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As for Silver, she described his claims as “baseless” and “absurd.” In her opinion, there have never been any wrongdoings on her part. She said his claims are as manufactured as [President George W. Bush’s] reasons to be at war in Iraq and this attempt to damage my respected reputation will only prove one thing – he should stick to singing.” One word: ouch.