Image Courtesy of Press Here PublicityWith another "Chris Cornell" in the news, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell decided to share the news that he's working on a new solo album.
"Day 1 of recording a new solo album and as it happens, learning that I share a name with an alleged jihadist," Cornell tweeted Thursday, referring to Christopher Lee Cornell, who was recently arrested on charges of attempting to kill a U.S. government official in an alleged plot to attack the U.S. Capitol.
Cornell the musician then posted a photo of tangled wires behind recording equipment, with the caption: "Back in the studio!"
Cornell first solo album, Euphoria Morning, was released in 1999, two years after Soundgarden broke up. His last studio solo effort was 2009's Timbaland-produced Scream, which garnered a fair amount of controversy among fans due to its electro-pop leanings.
Soundgarden's last release was a three-disc rarities collection, entitled Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path.
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