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CHRIS CORNELL’S DAUGHTER RELEASES DUET WITH LATE SINGER FOR FATHER’S DAY

Toni Cornell, the daughter of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, has shared a recording of her and her father covering Prince‘s “Nothing Compares 2 U” to mark Father’s Day (June 17th). Toni posted the song at her father’s YouTube page, writing, “Daddy, I love you and miss you so much. You were the best father anyone could ask for. Our relationship was so special, and you were always there for me. You gave me courage when I didn’t have any.”

The 13-year-old continued, “You believed in me when I didn’t. I miss your love everyday. Recording this song with you was a special and amazing experience I wish I could repeat 100 times over and I know you would too. Happy Father’s Day daddy, nothing compares to you.”

Story Source: Rolling Stone

 

ROGER DALTREY CLAIMS PETE TOWNSHEND FEUDS WERE EXAGGERATED

Roger Daltrey maintains that his legendary public feuds with Who co-founder Pete Townshend have been greatly exaggerated. Daltrey, who recently released his 10th solo album, As Long As I Have You, is currently on the road performing Tommy in its entirety with the majority of the Who’s touring band and local symphonies. He spoke about his relationship with Townshend to Philly.com, explaining, “What you have to realize is that a lot of interviews are done to give you guys a sound bite. It’s rock wrestling. You say a lot of things to fire things up. I’ve always been pro band. I’ve always been a team player. I recognize how lucky we were to have found each other, and found the chemistry to become what we became as a band.”

Daltrey added: “The thing that’s important about Pete and our relationship more than anything else is that we were always totally honest with each other. He would call me out and tell me like it was, and I would do the same for him. And with him it’s so important because he could have died of ‘sycophantitis’ through the ’70s, ’80s and early-’90s. And that can kill an artist. If I didn’t like it, I’d tell him. Maybe I was right, maybe I was wrong. But it would make him think.”

 

FOO FIGHTERS FANS WORRIED ABOUT DAVE GROHL’S VOICE

A contingent of Foo Fighters fans are growing concerned for Dave Grohl‘s voice, fearing that he may have done permanent damage to his vocal cords. After the band played last Monday night (June 11th) in Antwerp, Belgium, one fan wrote at the Foos’ Reddit page following the show that he was worried about Grohl’s voice.

The fan wrote, “I was at the Antwerp gig last night, and I thought the state of Dave’s voice was kind of worrying — towards the final third it began cutting out entirely (noticeably on ‘Breakout’).” He added, “I know it’s been an issue since the start of the tour, but it’s clear that it’s not a ‘cold’ any more. And it can’t be any good long-term.”

Another fan replied, writing, “I don’t think it’s shot just yet, but he does seem to have “off” days more often . . . It’s a miracle it’s held up this long tbh, given that he’s a smoker who doesn’t seem to take particular care of his voice and screams all night long on a regular basis.”

Story source: NME

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