Chris Cornell statue vandalized in Seattle
Aug 22, 2020, 12:45 PM
Singer Chris Cornell performs at Prophets of Rage and Friends' Anti Inaugural Ball at the Taragram Ballroom on January 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
A statue of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell was vandalized outside the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle on Thursday.
Social media has confirmed the destruction:
The Chris Cornell statue outside of MoPOP has been vandalized.
— Travis 鈥淗IRE ME!鈥� Hay (@guerrillacandy)
The Museum of Pop tells that they’re working on assessing the damage and plan to restore the statue.
鈥淲e are deeply pained by this act targeting the memory of a beloved artist in Seattle and around the world,鈥� museum officials said in a statement to The Times.
Cornell, who helped lead the grunge movement with Soundgarden,聽killed himself in 2017 following a performance in Detroit. He was 52.
Cornell’s wife, Vicky Cornell, commissioned the statue, which was unveiled in 2018.
She posted on Instagram that the vandalism is heartbreaking.
鈥淭he statue is not only art, but a tribute to Chris, his incomparable musical legacy and everything that he stood for.鈥�
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