Chris Cornell In Car Crash

Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell is counting his blessings after a truck careered into his motorcycle in Los Angeles, according to SFGate.com.

The rocker was thrown off his bike and suffered severe cuts and bruises after the accident on Tuesday (Oct. 24).

Although his $50,000 Exile Chopper was smashed beyond repair, Cornell walked away from the crash scene without any serious injuries and returned to work within hours.

A spokesperson tells Page Six, "Chris escaped with very little injury considering the severity of the accident.

"Later that day, he returned to the studio to record his new solo album."

Cornell recently posted a full-length version of his new solo song "You Know My Name" on his MySpace page. Also available at the same location are photos from the video shoot for the track, which took place October 10-11 in the Los Angeles area.

Written and performed by Cornell, "You Know My Name" is the theme song for the new James Bond movie "Casino Royale". A trailer for the movie "Casino Royale" can be viewed at this location.

"Casino Royale", which opens on November 17, will introduce Daniel Craig as the sixth actor to play the British agent.

Credits for the info to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[rockontilludie]

thank god he's alrigt.

[Carlson-online]

yeah, lucky escape, altho the title shud be edited to say "Motorcycle accident", as there were no cars involved, jsut him and a truck

[RHCP603]

He got very lucky, most people wouldn't even survive that. I think the word the article was looking for was careened instead of "careered".

[lambofgodfold]

Man i'm glad to hear he's okay, if chris got seriously hurt my inspirations would be limited! I love everything he puts out he's an amazing musician with so much vocal talent!

[Maitinin]

PHEW!...

[JimmyPage2247]

good

[HellrzngPinhead]

So much for "I Am the Highway"

[no mercy]

holy shit! Glad to hear he's ok!

[Ahlihsah]

Yey ! No death.
(Moving on...)

[frankv]

that song's pretty good

[funkynasoo]

HellrzngPinhead wrote:

So much for "I Am the Highway"

hehe

[the agony scene]

damn thats a shame about the bike

[Forced In]

Shit, that's lucky.

[x_rox]

shame about his bike but woah is he a lucky man to walk a way

[zepplinmike]

Holy crap, that's a close call.

[danzig-_-]

his motorcycle collided with a truck, and he walks away to record his solo album in the same day?!
he is superman!!!

[NoiseBox]

Lucky man.

I like how this article is as much a plug for casino royale as it is news about cornell.

[mya/shmoosh]

hes a likeable person with a great voice im glad hes ok

[U-Mass]

woo. Scared me there. We don't need another Skynrd.

[blind_melon1995]

wow. he is lucky and a dedicated musician. i think ill buy his album now no matter what

[FLESH_INTO_GEAR]

What a lucky guy! I expected the worst when I saw the headline

[ianl]

im glad he's still alive. also, im looking forward to the new solo album. does anyone know when it comes out?

[papersun87]

Jeez Louise. I'm glad he's all right.

[Eternal_One]

"...and suffered severe cuts and bruises "


"Cornell walked away from the crash scene without any serious injuries"


WTF?
Contradictive anyone?
Horrible writing.

[burning_feather]

iv'e had worse, broke 6 ribs, colar bone, neck and my tailbone after crashing my 250 europa kart, must of been doin about 180 b4 i hit the tyre wall lool, nothings gonna keep me out the race seat though, just like nothin keeps him out the studio

[PhsychoDoughboy]

severe cuts and bruises aren't considered serious injuries

[desimate]

they mena nothin like broken bones, severed limbs, go into a coma, theyre serious injurys, cuts and bruises isnt really alot compared to that

[wadeanes]

Or you could end up with temporary amnesia like me & ride your bike to work bleeding out you head like nothing happened. I was walking around talking to people and don't remember any of it. Everyone be careful on your bikes!

[burning_feather]

and your karts.

[IndieMetalhead]

eep. to walk away from a bike crash is lucky. one with a truck involved and you've got a miracle

[Vos]

If it was any of us we'd probably have been killed

["Tele" Steve]

Man, I'm so glad he's alright.

[RockMusicFan]

Damn that's intense.

[Meths]

Wow, that's pretty badass.

Glad he's ok.

"...and suffered severe cuts and bruises "


"Cornell walked away from the crash scene without any serious injuries"


WTF?
Contradictive anyone?
Horrible writing.

Cuts and bruises aren't exactly considered serious, even if they're severe. When they say severe, I imagine they just mean that they're severe for cuts and bruises, not for injuries in general. Especially if someone can be back at work in 6 hours.

[burning_feather]

omg, thts pathetic, rockstar gets a couple of grazes everyones kissin his ass, real person gets paralyzed frm bike crash everyone laughs. thts life for ya

[kryptonite22]

checked

[rockontilludie]

burning_feather wrote:

omg, thts pathetic, rockstar gets a couple of grazes everyones kissin his ass, real person gets paralyzed frm bike crash everyone laughs. thts life for ya

um.... who laughs when someone gets paralized?

[CmS]

^ ^
That depends who got paralyzed.
Say it was Axl Rose, wed all be laughing

[orz]

glad he is ok

[LaLaLaLoopy]

CmS wrote:

^ ^
That depends who got paralyzed.
Say it was Axl Rose, wed all be laughing

We laugh at Axl now!...whats your point?

Chris has one of the best rock voices going,probly in the top 10 of all time so glad to see he will be around for a while longer.

[classicrocker10]

whew good he's ok.i saw the title and got really scared. geez chris you're bout as tough as chuck norris arent ya? i guess you are the highway.

[Chickenfrmheck]

thank god hes alright audioslave is awesome...and why DO people always say careered? it annoys me...

[wingedgopher]

good thing hes alright

[RyanInChains9]

my first words when i saw this were OH SHIT.


thank god he is okay.

[xX Maverick Xx]

good thing hes okay, sucks that is bike was totalled, o well i guess with his money he could just buy another

[Walternativo]

Thank God hes ok. That guy needs to make the stuff that makes my ears feel good for a long time still. And lol @ lalaloopy

[kryzay311]

xX Maverick Xx wrote:

good thing hes okay, sucks that is bike was totalled, o well i guess with his money he could just buy another

yeah i really doubt he will have any financial issues with paying for a new one. thank god he's ok

[cecil69]

Was he wearing a helmet?

[metalifan]

legend Chris Cornell is

[burning_feather]

i swear he's gay, lol him and his tanktops

[Cheap Poison]

wow scared me there wor a moment.

[fluffylump2]

if i were him i'd be mad as **** about the bike.

[DisplacedLogic]

RHCP603 wrote:

He got very lucky, most people wouldn't even survive that. I think the word the article was looking for was careened instead of "careered".

I was thinking his career had picked up lately.. but according to this article, is his career ending, too? I hope not. Too much talent for this man to die!

[buddy_bomber]

its technically a bike accident but w/e
hes one lucky guy man!!!

[chriscangel]

i'm glad that chris is ok

[Tedward]

its because he wears duct tape shorts

[OffspringPhreak]

Damn that's shitty(the crash that is). Glad he's ok though.

[Tedward]

its because he wears duct tape shorts that his life was spared

[the1]

Woah Lucky! Damn, he's a legend. If he had died it would have been tragic!

[SixStrings]

counting his blessings indeed, that would be a terrible tragic loss.

[SixStrings]

counting his blessings indeed, that would be a terrible tragic loss. audioslave are by far my fav. hard rock band today.

[scottishmob]

Thank God for that!

[Scourge441]

RIP Chris Cornell's bike. Thank God Chris is okay.

[Paroxysm]

Bike destroyed by the truck yet he's alright... Lucky guy. Thankfully he wasn't seriously harmed.

[DopeDanny]

Scourge441 wrote:

RIP Chris Cornell's bike. Thank God Chris is okay.

What he said

[MAXPAYNE4664]

Holy crap....

A accident involving a motorcycle and a truck. The motorcycle gets smashed beyond repair but Chris walks away with minor cuts and bruises. Man this guy is lucky!

[smidy]

Thank god he's ok.

[Draken]

It's a sign God loves Chris so God like Soundgarden and Audioslave i bet God's a Rage fan to.

[Dr. Metal Head]

Oh man, thank God he's alright. It's amazing, because most people would be dead instantly from something like that.

[frizzle fry]

way to take it like a man chris

[Man-of-Metal]

Yeah, man, just walk it off, walk it off. Takes a strong or lucky boy'o to be able to survive this kinda thing. Would be quite a loss.

[D_y_p26]

thank god hes not dead

[metalhead_maddo]

I hate to be picky, but it shouldn't really be called a "car crash" when there wasn't a car involved.

Still, I'm glad he's OK. I'm not much of an Audioslave fan but he's a damn good vocalist.

[vbackseatromeov]

ROCK LIVES

[Hash4you]

i heard abt this on the radio, but i missed the part on who they were talkin abt...man im really surprised this happened, truly thank god!

[BlkMetal8753]

.....he shoulda just died...

[MetalUpTheAss]

His bike gets hit by a truck, and he just walks into the studio... he's a REAL man! Like Gregory Peck

[James_Calalo]

chris your a lucky man

[Gein]

rockontilludie wrote:

thank god he's alrigt.

Agreed. It'd be a shame to lose a band like Audioslave amongst other bands like Panic! at the Disco, Atreyu and crap.

If they'd disband after his death, that is.

[Slash 602]

That new bond dude looks NOTHING like how bond should look. what a waste.

[frottage]

thank God. soundgarden, totd, and audioslave wouldn't be what they were/are without chris. he's an amazying singer.

.....he shoulda just died...

and BlkMetal is a d*ck.

[beastiebeatles]

The cover of Redemption Song is great the Bond one is ok.

[screen21]

it's funny... at the end of the article it all switches from cornell to the premiering of Casino Royale. Like "we just needed good backup news to fill in for the promotion of this movie"

anyways... good thing he's fine!

[Nybb]

lol, "careered"...nice grammar on that one. Anyways, that's prety much amazing. Few people walk out of motorbike crashes. Though as others have said, this article switches pretty quickly from the accident to his new solo work to Casino Royale...

[METSOAD]

wow, big crash, at least he is ok

[Bam_HIM_Bassist]

a truck careered into his motorcycle in Los Angeles

Not exactly a "Car" crash.


Least hes okay though

[METAL MILITIA1]

damn truckies

[Vinura]

shit thats very good

[RHCP603]

DisplacedLogic wrote:

RHCP603 wrote:

He got very lucky, most people wouldn't even survive that. I think the word the article was looking for was careened instead of "careered".


I was thinking his career had picked up lately.. but according to this article, is his career ending, too? I hope not. Too much talent for this man to die!

Thats not what i meant, it should read the bike and the truck careened into each other, not careered into each other. His career is not over, it just wasnt put clearly in my comment, sorry.

[gyob]

saved by the hand of spoonaman.

[Fossilized Love]

BlkMetal8753 wrote:

.....he shoulda just died...

I'm sorry, say that again without your face buried in your mom's ****.

[A7X_hyperfan]

At least he's ok. it would've been a real shame if he had died.

[ClassicalGuitar]

SPOONMAN! (come to save me with your friends)

Ehm...Chris uses a motorcycle?
actually I always expected that kind
of a guy to drive the truck...hmm...

BlkMetal8753 wrote:

.....he shoulda just died...

You DO realize how many people would like to spit in your face right now, don't you?(that's including me)

[Kobain10491]

HellrzngPinhead wrote:

So much for "I Am the Highway"

haha
glad hes alrite

[alecks133]

its funny to see the contrast between the emo articles comments and the rest...

[bluesblaster]

Vos wrote:

If it was any of us we'd probably have been killed

yeah, because him being a singer means he's protected by the hand of God, right? f__k off