MMJas said:

Pokeno4Money said:

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/chris-cornell-wifes-chilling-account-singers-last-moments-151049412.html

Vicky says her last conversation with Chris came about 30 minutes before his body was found hanging in a Detroit hotel room. Vicky says just before Chris called her, the lights in their family home — which Chris could control remotely from his phone — began flickering on and off. When he called she asked him if he had just manipulated the lights and he said no — that he did it an hour before.

Vicky immediately became suspicious because Chris was onstage an hour before. Things got more ominous as he began slurring, and every minute the slurring got worse. He was complaining about the show and his crew, saying, “They f***ed up again. They had 3 days to fix my in-ears and I was getting static. I couldn’t hear.”

He then started to complain, “I blew my voice. I blew my voice.” He kept repeating it. And then he changed the subject to something that made no sense.

Vicky says she knew something was seriously wrong and said to Chris, “I need to know what you took tonight. You don’t sound right, sweetheart.” He replied, “I was really angry and I just took 2 Ativan. I’m really pissed and I had to calm myself down.”

Vicky replied, “I need to know what you took. It doesn’t sound like 2 Ativan. It sounds like you took something else. You need to tell me now what you took. I forgive you.”

Vicky says at that point Chris’ entire demeanor changed. He got aggressive — not toward her — but his tone was “cocky and aggressive.” She says she immediately had a flashback to 14 years before, when Chris was abusing Oxycontin … when it got so bad at one point he nearly died.

Chris then changed the subject and made no sense at all. Vicky panicked, hung up and called Chris’ bodyguard, begging him to race over to his room and get inside, and she said if he had to knock the door down then so be it. She had never had someone check on him in 14 years, but she was afraid he would die.

She says the bodyguard knocked down the front door but couldn’t knock down the second, so she used a second phone to call the hotel and plead with them to open the interior door. She was screaming, “He’s having a heart attack.”

Vicky was still on the phone with the bodyguard when he was able to knock down the second door and saw Chris’ body hanging from an exercise band.

Vicky says it took around 30 minutes from the time she hung up with Chris to the time the bodyguard found Chris.

As we reported, sources connected with the investigation tell us EMTs and cops saw fresh track marks on Chris’ arm. Vicky says she never knew Chris to use needles and says just before he left for Detroit that afternoon, he was walking

Like I said on another thread, regarding TMZ: Chris Cornell was a recovering addict but he was never known to have used needles. His wife says there were no marks. If it turns out in the toxicology report /autopsy that he had indeed injected drugs, I'm gonna start taking these TMZ news seriously...

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Sweet Jesus! What a horrifying experience!! 30-minutes until they got to him!!

MMJas said:

Like I said on another thread, regarding TMZ: Chris Cornell was a recovering addict but he was never known to have used needles. His wife says there were no marks. If it turns out in the toxicology report /autopsy that he had indeed injected drugs, I'm gonna start taking these TMZ news seriously...

I hate to admit it, but they are very good at it. They were the first ones to give Michael Jackson´s death news and, if I am not mistaken, Prince too.

But let´s wait for the toxicology results

GustavoRibas said:

MMJas said:

Like I said on another thread, regarding TMZ: Chris Cornell was a recovering addict but he was never known to have used needles. His wife says there were no marks. If it turns out in the toxicology report /autopsy that he had indeed injected drugs, I'm gonna start taking these TMZ news seriously...

I hate to admit it, but they are very good at it. They were the first ones to give Michael Jackson´s death news and, if I am not mistaken, Prince too.

But let´s wait for the toxicology results

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Yea, Harvey Levin has a lot of connections to insider information.

GustavoRibas said:

MMJas said:

Like I said on another thread, regarding TMZ: Chris Cornell was a recovering addict but he was never known to have used needles. His wife says there were no marks. If it turns out in the toxicology report /autopsy that he had indeed injected drugs, I'm gonna start taking these TMZ news seriously...

I hate to admit it, but they are very good at it. They were the first ones to give Michael Jackson´s death news and, if I am not mistaken, Prince too.

But let´s wait for the toxicology results

Yes. I sure hope they are wrong.

GustavoRibas said:

MMJas said:

Like I said on another thread, regarding TMZ: Chris Cornell was a recovering addict but he was never known to have used needles. His wife says there were no marks. If it turns out in the toxicology report /autopsy that he had indeed injected drugs, I'm gonna start taking these TMZ news seriously...

I hate to admit it, but they are very good at it. They were the first ones to give Michael Jackson´s death news and, if I am not mistaken, Prince too.

But let´s wait for the toxicology results

Yes, they've built up a solid reputation as being a credible source. As another example ... when people refused to believe George Michael had become obese, it was TMZ that came up with the proof. Unlike other media outlets, TMZ prides itself on accuracy.

Blame the drug companies. I'm tired of it.

2freaky4church1 said:

Blame the drug companies. I'm tired of it.

- Agree.

Pokeno4Money said:

Yes, they've built up a solid reputation as being a credible source. As another example ... when people refused to believe George Michael had become obese, it was TMZ that came up with the proof. Unlike other media outlets, TMZ prides itself on accuracy.

- Yeah, they are what I call 'efficient vultures'

GustavoRibas said:

cloveringold85 said:

Nice tribute to Chris by Guns N' Roses last night ...

As expected, Vedder's tribute was very emotional. He had Cornell's photograph and some candles behind his tape recorder onstage at Amesterdam, two nights ago. All songs were pretty emotional too. Must be having a hard time...

All these tributes are incredibly beautiful and touching, but also very heartbreaking.

MMJas said:

As expected, Vedder's tribute was very emotional. He had Cornell's photograph and some candles behind his tape recorder onstage at Amesterdam, two nights ago. All songs were pretty emotional too. Must be having a hard time...

Vedder has seen so many of his talented peers die over the years... it must be heartwrencing for him. Last night I watched "Singles" a goofy 90s romcom set in Seattle - all these guys either had cameos or contributed to the soundtrack. I remember seeing it in the theater and buying the soundtrack CD after. Feels like it was just yesterday.


So sad...

listen to the first audioslave....realy good stuff

luvsexy4all said:

listen to the first audioslave....realy good stuff

I have been listening to Sound Garden and Audioslave... what a voice.

The toxicology report was released yesterday, and I was very surprised to learn that drugs were not the cause of death.

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I find that perplexing because if he took an extra Ativan, which is known to cause suicidal thoughts; wouldn't that have been a contributing factor in his death?

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Very sad reading this, because it sounds eerily too similar to how Michael Hutchence died (hanging in hotel room), and while on-tour.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/po...is-n767921

cloveringold85 said:

The toxicology report was released yesterday, and I was very surprised to learn that drugs were not the cause of death.

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I find that perplexing because if he took an extra Ativan, which is known to cause suicidal thoughts; wouldn't that have been a contributing factor in his death?

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Very sad reading this, because it sounds eerily too similar to how Michael Hutchence died (hanging in hotel room), and while on-tour.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/po...is-n767921

Unless someone was there to really understand his state of mind I'm not sure how they can say whatever was in his system didn't impair his mental state.

DiminutiveRocker said:

cloveringold85 said:

The toxicology report was released yesterday, and I was very surprised to learn that drugs were not the cause of death.

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I find that perplexing because if he took an extra Ativan, which is known to cause suicidal thoughts; wouldn't that have been a contributing factor in his death?

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Very sad reading this, because it sounds eerily too similar to how Michael Hutchence died (hanging in hotel room), and while on-tour.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/po...is-n767921

Unless someone was there to really understand his state of mind I'm not sure how they can say whatever was in his system didn't impair his mental state.

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Exactly!

Michigan's Wayne County Medical Examiner released the autopsy and toxicology report in the death of Chris Cornell Friday, with the coroner confirming that the manner of death was suicide and that "drugs did not contribute to the cause of death.

"It is my opinion that death was caused by hanging," Wayne County assistant medical examiner Theodore Brown wrote in his post mortem report in documents obtained by Rolling Stone. "Based on the circumstances surrounding this death and the autopsy findings, the manner of death is suicide."

The medical examiner then reiterated the circumstances of Cornell's death as found in the police report, which stated that Cornell was "found partially suspended by a resistance exercise band in his hotel room."

The injuries sustained "were all consistent with hanging, partially suspended by the resistance exercise band."

Additionally, seven different drugs were found in Cornell's post mortem toxicology report, including a significant dose of the anxiety medicine Ativan. However, it is the medical examiner's opinion that "these drugs did not contribute to the cause of death."

The drugs found in Cornell's system were "butalbital, lorazepam, pseudoephedrine and its metabolite norpseudoephedrine, caffeine, and naloxone." The caffeine came from No-Doz tablets the singer ingested prior to his death, while the pseudoephedrine was employed as a decongestant.

Other prescription drugs included the sedative Butalbital, Narcan ("a narcotic antagonist") and four doses of Lorazepam, which is known as the anxiety medication Ativan.

The Cornell family has previously blamed the rare side effects of Ativan – which includes suicidal thoughts – for catalyzing the singer's death. However, the medical examiner noted that while the 200 ng/mL level of Ativan in Cornell's blood was well higher than the average 30-50 ng/mL dosage, it was also lower than the 300 ng/mL Ativan blood levels of those whose death are tied to the drug.

Wonder if the Narcan came from EMS trying to revive him?

cloveringold85 said:

The toxicology report was released yesterday, and I was very surprised to learn that drugs were not the cause of death.

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I find that perplexing because if he took an extra Ativan, which is known to cause suicidal thoughts; wouldn't that have been a contributing factor in his death?

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Very sad reading this, because it sounds eerily too similar to how Michael Hutchence died (hanging in hotel room), and while on-tour.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/po...is-n767921

Bullshit. That's Big Pharma washing their hands out of the whole business. So many questions also... What doctor prescribes such a strong anxiety medication to a former addict?

Did the bodyguard give him the medication?

If he gave him the anxiety medication, should we assume he carried all the other pills also?

Did Cornell really want to commit suicide and that's why he asked his bodyguard to fix the computer?

Why did it take so long from the time his wife hung up and calling the bodyguard to the latter getting into the room? It seems she did not call right away, then.

So tragic. So sad. People are dying from prescribed medication and everyone is turning a blind eye and attributing it to being a musician, an actor, whatever with issues. This is a real problem.
At my daughter's school, this teen who suffers from an eating disorder is popping anxiety pills like candy. My daughter has informed the teachers and asked that someone keeps an eye on the girl. They all reply that the medication has been prescribed and that surely the parents and the doctor knows what's going on. My daughter refused this and called me so I would call the mother and inform her about what was happening. While everyone is turning a blind eye and this girl is popping 8 pills a day, my daughter made her thrown up last friday and they finally got the girl committed to hospital so she can find some help. We have to work harder to ensure not so many people are put on this type of medication without a proper follow up and assistance.

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Also, Cornell's last album, Higher Truth, did not come exactly from a happy place, imo.

cloveringold85 said:

The toxicology report was released yesterday, and I was very surprised to learn that drugs were not the cause of death.

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I find that perplexing because if he took an extra Ativan, which is known to cause suicidal thoughts; wouldn't that have been a contributing factor in his death?

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Very sad reading this, because it sounds eerily too similar to how Michael Hutchence died (hanging in hotel room), and while on-tour.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/po...is-n767921

Yeah I saw that too, it's a very very misleading determination. Yes technically it was the hanging, and not a drug overdose, that "caused" his death ... but obviously, something caused the decision to hang himself.

If he had shot himself, would the determination be "It was a bullet, and not a gun, that caused his death". Basically the same deal. Either way, very sad.

Last summer my co-workers 84 year old mother was put on Ativan, 3 weeks later she stabbed herself in the neck and in the stomach with a butcher knife, on my friends lunch hour she went over to see her mom, and found her mother laying in bed, still alive. Her wounds could've been operated on, but her mother refused the surgeon to do anything, they had to put her in hospice care. These meds are making normal people kill themselves.

Anyone read the blind item on Chris Cornell, published in january?

MMJas said:

Anyone read the blind item on Chris Cornell, published in january?

I haven't. Can you post a link or the details please? Thanks.

Edit: Nevermind, just googled it and read it.

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E319 said:

MMJas said:

Anyone read the blind item on Chris Cornell, published in january?

I haven't. Can you post a link or the details please? Thanks.

Edit: Nevermind, just googled it and read it.

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Sorry, just saw this. What did you make of it?

PennyPurple said:

Last summer my co-workers 84 year old mother was put on Ativan, 3 weeks later she stabbed herself in the neck and in the stomach with a butcher knife, on my friends lunch hour she went over to see her mom, and found her mother laying in bed, still alive. Her wounds could've been operated on, but her mother refused the surgeon to do anything, they had to put her in hospice care. These meds are making normal people kill themselves.

Ativan is the worst of the benzos. I have a couple family members who were on it, messed them up bad. So many better ways to deal with anxiety and depression, including all-natural methods.

I strongly encourage cardio exercise, it increases serotonine. The more, the better.