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The more info I read, the more the Rock & Roll hall of fame seems anti-rock. Rock was not meant to be judged by panels of old people.

— Chris Cornell

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He's like one of my best friends in the world. Absolutely genuine guy, I swear on the bible.

Something I've done since I was a kid – of opening windows and imagining what it would be like to jump. But I never take it seriously.

No favorites. I think of them [my songs] as children with strengths, weaknesses & secrets that reveal themselves over time.

I would hope it is a when, as opposed to an if. How about Gene Simmons?

Kerrang!: Clare Sharp from Glasgow would like to know what you thought of your mum's appearance in Kerrang! last August [1996] - predicting the future for ten rock stars?

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