Vicky Cornell Shares That ‘Something Was Extremely Off’ The Night Her Husband Chris Cornell Died
17.09.2022 - 06:33
/ etcanada.com
In a candid new interview with Vicky Cornell, the widow of late rocker Chris Cornell looked back on the heartbreaking night he passed away.
In May 2017, the Soundgarden frontman died by suicide at age 52. However, Vicky said the performer did not appear to be depressed or suicidal leading up to his death.
“This was like a tsunami. This was nothing. This was not on the radar. This was not like ‘Oh, we have to deal with this’ in any sort of way,” she told Gayle King during Thursday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “Gayle King in the House”. “Chris did not suffer suicidal ideation, and Chris was not even depressed. Chris was in recovery, and he had been on benzos. But again, looking back… It came from nowhere.”
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For most of his life, Chris struggled with substance abuse and was open about it, but, prior to his death, Vicky said her husband had been sober for years.
However, at the time of his death, toxicology reports found prescription drugs in Chris’ system, but they did not play a part in his death. Afterwards, in a 2018 lawsuit, Chris’ family accused Dr. Robert Koblin of over-prescribing medication to the singer, claiming that the drugs caused him to behave erratically up until he died. A confidential settlement was reached in May 2021.
In Vicky’s interview with King, she highlighted the importance of focusing on the root cause that pushes a person to take their own life, in order to prevent future tragedies.
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“With us, I do know the cause because I was on the phone with Chris, and he was