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Chris Cornell will stop breathing for you

Chris Cornell posted another blog entry on his Myspace where he talks about trying to perform his new album, track to track, without additonal talking or breathing. He also gives a cliched rockstar speech about punk music, doing things his way, and keeping it real. How fun! Read on to see what else Chris said.

Hi. Wow. What a day. I’m rehearsing a new album front to back without any breaks in the music. No talking. No breathing. The album as it is meant to be heard recorded or live.
This is unlike anything I have ever done, which was the whole point in the first place, and at a time when everyone seems to want to consume one song at a time it seems crazy to try and bring an album that is the most album oriented record I have made.
Thus far it has been a huge challenge for the record biz to figure out how to present it. Makes me long for the old days where people would go to a planetarium and watch lasers chase themselves to entire Pink Floyd or Rush records. Punk music killed that but I can’t think of anything more punk rock then bringing a modern version of that back now during a time of sound bites and 20 second itunes auditions.
It was mine and Timbaland’s hope that the first time anyone heard this it would be a one hour experience. Well, for some of you the first time you hear it live it will be just that. In addition I have been working on some songs that have not been played for years or maybe never and am going to throw it out there to you guys. Who wants to hear what??? I move forward at such a crazy pace, why don’t you point me back to a few dark corners and I will drag out some old friends as well.
I love music. I love writing songs. Making records. Changing my own game. Meeting my old friends and making new ones. My family and this. Nothing else matters. I was gonna talk about the stock market and the debate but fuck it. I don’t feel like it anymore.
God help us. X0 C

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