A medical examiner has confirmed that Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell died of suicide by hanging, according to the Associated Press.
The rocker was found dead in his hotel room after performing a show in Detroit on Wednesday night.
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Cornell’s rep Brian Bumbery described the Grunge legend’s death as “sudden and unexpected,” the Hollywood Reporter recounted.
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Cornell’s wife, Vicky, revealed that when she spoke to the singer before his show he did not show any signs of being in distress.
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