Chris Cornell Estate Shares Unreleased Cover Of Guns N’ Roses’ "Patience" [Listen]

The estate of Chris Cornell has surprise-released a never-before-heard recording of the late singer’s cover of Guns N’ Roses‘ “Patience”. The recording shared on Monday in honor of what would have been Cornell’s 56th birthday was mixed by veteran rock producer Brendan O’Brien, as the two had reportedly been working on a covers album at the time of Cornell’s suicide in May 2017.

A statement shared to Cornell’s Facebook page along with the new recording reads,

His birthday seemed the perfect time to share this and celebrate Chris, his voice, music, stories and art. It is true a man is not dead while his name is still spoken…and, through his art, an artist’s soul still burns just as bright as ever upon all those that look up to him and his memory. Releasing music that was special to Chris keeps a part of him here with us- his heart and his soul. His love and his legacy.

“Patience” first appeared on Guns N’ Roses’ 1988’s G N’ R Lies studio album and was later released as a single in 1989. Cornell and Soundgarden toured with Gun N’ Roses as the support act on the Use Your Illusion Tour in the early 1990s.

Listen to the new recording below.

Chris Cornell – “Patience”

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Earlier this year, Soundgarden countersued Chris’ widow Vicky Cornell, alleging she has misused the money raised at the “I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell” benefit concert in January 2019. The legal spat between the two parties first began in December 2019 when Vicky sued Soundgarden members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd, and business manager Rit Venerus over allegedly withholding royalties and attempts to strong-arm her into relinquishing unreleased material.

[H/T Guitar World]