Alice Cooper previously worked with Chris Cornell on his album The Last Temptation (Picture: EPA)

Alice Cooper has joined those paying tribute to Chris Cornell in the wake of his tragic death – calling him ‘the best voice in rock and roll’.

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Tributes have poured in for the Soundgarden singer after he was found dead in Detroit on Wednesday night, aged 52.

And Alice – who worked with Chris on the songs Unholy War and Stolen Prayer – which featured on his 1994 album The Last Temptation – revealed just how much he meant to people in the music industry and beyond.

‘Chris Cornell, in our circle, was known as “The Voice” because he had the best voice in rock and roll,’ he explained.


Chris Cornell’s death has been determined as suicide by hanging (Picture: AP)

‘I was lucky enough to write and record two songs with him. His death comes as a total shock to all of us.



Black Hole Sun will live on as a classic, and his is a true legacy of rock and roll.’

Jimmy Page, Perry Farrell, Billy Idol and Dave Navarro were also among those paying tribute to Chris on Twitter as news of his death broke – with Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry calling him ‘a shining voice in music’.

The Detroit medical examiner has since confirmed that the cause of his death has been determined as suicide by hanging.

‘The Medical Examiner has completed the autopsy on 52-year-old Chris Cornell, the Soundgarden musician who died last night in Detroit,’ a statement from Wayne Country Medical Examine read.

‘The cause of death has been determined as hanging by suicide (sic). A full autopsy report has not yet been completed. There is no additional information at this time.’

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