Front man Chris Cornell has revealed details of the new Soundgarden album – the first the reunited band have produced in 15 years. He explains that the band want to “make an album that we all really love. We don’t have a schedule,” he further adds. “It’s not like we are going to go into the studio and come out when we’re finished with an album. We’re putting the music first,” Cornell continues. “The process of writing, recording, and being creative together is the most important thing, not meeting a deadline.”
Cornell is also keen on the band touring again. “We plan on playing shows for sure — that’s never been in question,” he reckons. “Then when we have some time again we’ll get back into the studio.” When pressed on why it’s taking the band so long to get something down on tape, Cornell explains “The main thing that got in the way of us wanting to be in Soundgarden is that long cycle of write, record, promote, release, tour — then do it all over again. It all fits into a schedule and Soundgarden come completely from indie roots. We were a Do It Yourself band that became part of a bigger picture. But we’re being really carefully now to do this on our own time. We’re doing things at a pace that’s comfortable for everybody,”
