Chris Cornell statue planned for Seattle by singer's widow
The Associated Press | Posted: August 10, 2017 1:43 PM | Last Updated: August 10, 2017
Vicky Cornell commissioned sculptor who created statue of Johnny Ramone
Chris Cornell's widow says she has commissioned a statue of the late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman to be placed in his hometown of Seattle.
Vicky Cornell tells the Seattle Times she has hired artist and sculptor Wayne Toth to create the memorial that will take about seven months to complete. Toth also created a statue of Johnny Ramone that sits atop his grave in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, where Cornell is buried.
Vicky Cornell says a family friend and attorney is working with the city on finding a suitable location for the statue. City officials didn't immediately return a request for comment Thursday.
Cornell hanged himself in a Detroit hotel hours after a Soundgarden concert there in May. He was 52.
An autopsy report said Cornell had a number of drugs in his system, including barbiturates and Ativan as well as the opioid-blocking drug naloxone and a decongestant, but said the drugs did not contribute to the cause of his death.
Vicky Cornell has called into question whether her husband took his own life intentionally, saying he'd been clean and sober for many years and the drugs must have impaired his judgment.