Statue of Chris Cornell planned for his hometown of Seattle
Posted August 10, 2017 6:01 am.
Last Updated August 10, 2017 1:00 pm.
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SEATTLE – Chris Cornell’s widow says she has commissioned a statue of the late Soundgarden frontman to be placed in his hometown of Seattle.
Vicky Cornell tells The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/2vQjKyH) she has hired artist and sculptor Wayne Toth to create the memorial. 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, which a spokesman for Seattle Mayor Ed Murray confirmed. She says it will take about seven months to complete the statue.
Cornell hanged himself in a Detroit hotel hours after a Soundgarden concert there in May. He was 52.
