Chris Cornell has paid tribute to Michael Jackson, who died yesterday.

Chris told NME: "I was on my way from Poland to Berlin following a show. At 1am I got the news and was immediately saddened,” he said. "I remembered being six years old and seeing the Jackson 5 on our black and white TV. His brothers were cool but he had a halo around him.

"Superstar at 12. What promise. He had magic! It was by chance that I recorded and rearranged his song 'Billie Jean' and have been amazed at the response it gets when I perform it every night. He was amazingly talented and largely misunderstood.

"I hope that the media will be kind and celebrate the genius instead of cashing in on the tabloid angles that made him a prisoner. I think he deserves that."

Read the full story and listen to Chris Cornell's cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" HERE.

Read about all famous Michael Jackson covers - including Chris's version of "Billie Jean" - HERE.

"Cornell, a heavy-rock icon twice over, first with Soundgarden, then Audioslave, can shrug aside this negative hysteria because he knows that, actually, Scream is a pretty good record. Sure, hearing that famous molasses croon against a backdrop of caffeinated Timbaland beats takes getting used to -- but it's an album worth stepping outside your comfort zone for."

From Chris Cornell's cover feature in the Irish Independent's Day & Night - read the whole article by Ed Power HERE.

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In Part 2 of this great video interview with Young Hollywood, Chris talks about family life and "I Promise It's Not Goodbye," the song he recently co-wrote with fan Rory De La Rosa.

Just a few words about my European tour that is already under way. Played Pinkpop and Bochum already, both great shows. Tomorrow is Groningen! Here is a link to the rest of the dates.
Follow me on Twitter to win tickets to the non festival events. I will pick 5 winners per show starting with Brussels. If you twitter me song requests I've been known to add them to the set. Just remind me and I will check in. I'm playing 2 plus hours - everything from early days through Scream and everything in between. Sorry that I missed last summer's dates but I promise it will be worth the wait.
See you at the shows!!
CC

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Check out Sgt Ted MacDonald's exclusive interview with Chris Cornell on The Pentagon Channel's Command Performance HERE!

Go HERE to check out what Chris Cornell has to say about five new summer songs when he takes the guest reviewer spot in Esquire magazine this month.

Chris's song "Climbing Up The Walls" was the soundtrack to Esquire's tastefully sexy Megan Fox video earlier this month - watch it again HERE!

Check out The Tripwire's "Five Questions For Chris Cornell" HERE - with great pictures and a report from the San Francisco stop of his recent US tour.