November 19, 2025

Backstage With Soundgarden: Legacy, Loss & the Spirit of Chris Cornell | Rock Hall Exclusive

29 minutes

In this rare backstage conversation — filmed moments after their final rehearsal for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction — Allison Hagendorf sits with Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd, and Hiro Yamamoto for an intimate, emotional look at Soundgarden’s past, present, and future.

Shot inside their rehearsal space, this unfiltered hang dives into memory, brotherhood, creativity, and the power of a band whose music changed rock forever.

Soundgarden open up about:

⚡️ The weight of Rock Hall week & rehearsing with Jerry Cantrell, Mike McCready, Brandi Carlile & Taylor Momsen

⚡️ Feeling Chris’s presence in the room — and what they believe he’d say about this moment

⚡️ Jim Carrey inducting them, decades after insisting they play SNL

⚡️ The identity of Soundgarden fans — and why this honor belongs to them too

⚡️ Their final Soundgarden album, built from their last sessions with Chris’s vocals

⚡️ Working again with Terry Date & the new direction those songs were taking

⚡️ Discovering each other in the early Seattle scene & shaping their sound

⚡️ What they’d tell their younger selves — and the legacy they hope to leave

This is Soundgarden like you’ve never seen them — reflective, vulnerable, funny, and fiercely connected. A celebration of artistry, community, and the enduring spirit of Chris Cornell.

👀 Watch next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwh7qo7VAe4&list=PLl6dGiHr9hXCBsHHe9qR0PiTgxkpdjRyI&index=2

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0:55 — What Soundgarden is feeling before Rock Hall

2:38 — Feeling Chris Cornell in rehearsals

4:05 — Jim Carrey inducting Soundgarden

4:32 — What Chris would say about this moment

5:56 — Soundgarden, identity & the fans

10:03 — What Chris Cornell was like

11:15 — New music & working with Terry Date

12:58 — The direction of the final sessions

15:00 — What defines the “Sound” of Soundgarden

15:31 — Ben as an early Soundgarden fan

17:55 — Advice to their younger selves

19:26 — What Soundgarden hopes their legacy will be

21:40 — What they’d say to Chris now

An A-Game Production

Co-Produced by Raw Content & Ones To Watch/Live Nation

Raw Content

Directed by: JT Boehme

Shot by: Michael Morones

Sound by: Jimmy Ward

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