Chris Cornell: Life in pictures

Chris Cornell, former lead singer of the band Soundgarden, launching his solo career at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Sept. 21, 1999.

Audioslave at the Casa del Mar Hotel in Santa Monica on Oct. 22, 2002. From left, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford and Chris Cornell.

Audioslave’s Chris Cornell sings as guitarist Tom Morello plays at the Lollapalooza concert in Irvine on Aug 16, 2003.

Chris Cornell of Audioslave performs at the Hollywood Palladium, March 17, 2003.

Audioslave’s Chris Cornell performs on the Miles Davis Hall stage during the 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, on July 5, 2005.

Chris Cornell performs on stage at the Hamburg Live Earth concert in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2007.

Chris Cornell arrives with his daughter Toni and wife, Vicky Karayiannis, for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7, 2008.

Chris Cornell speaks to the media as he arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Diamond in Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2009.

Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs during the Lollapalooza music festival at Grant Park in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2010.

Musician/actor Chris Cornell arrives at the premiere of “Machine Gun Preacher” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2011

From left, Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden perform at an intimate show in celebration of their new album “King Animal” at Irving Plaza on Nov. 13, 2012, in New York City.

Soundgarden members, from left, Ben Shepherd, Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil in Seattle on Oct. 29, 2012.

Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs at the Lollapalooza Brazil on April 6, 2014, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

From left, Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden on June 2, 2014, in New York City.

Chris Cornell photographed at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 31, 2015.

Chris Cornell joined by his wife Vicky Karayiannis and their children Christopher, left, and Toni at New York premiere of “The Promise” on April 18, 2017.