CHRIS CORNELL ON ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME COLLABORATIONS PROJEKT R

Chris Cornell reveals he has talked with with Chester Bennington about possibly sitting in with Linkin Park on Projekt Revolution Tour in 2008

Chris Cornell, singer songwriter for legendary bands Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave as well as being a solo artist, will spend his Summer on the road with Linkin Park on their Projekt Revolution Tour. Chris Cornell, who is reportedly working in the studio with producer Timbaland on his upcoming album, will take some time away from the studio to get out on the road with his band. Cornell, who performs a set list which includes numerous hits like ‘Outshined,’ ‘Black Whole Sun’ and ‘Hunger Strike’ will also look to jump on stage with Chester Bennington and Linkin Park or any other band on Projekt Revolution if the opportunity presents itself.

We caught up with Chris Cornell to get his thoughts on discussing some songs to sing with Chester Bennington and if he’s looking forward to sitting in with Linkin Park this Summer while on the road.

“Absolutely, either surprise or on purpose. Yeah, Chester and I discussed picking some songs and actually going up. Yeah, I’d be into that anytime anybody wants to do something with me or vice versa performing. I think that’s what makes these types of tours work better. That’s when you really take advantage of it is when you got a lot of bands together breaking the ice and nothing breaks the ice better than when you’re onstage together in front of 20,000 people. It doesn’t get any more intense than that. Once you’ve gone through that with someone you pretty much gonna be pals.”

Chris Cornell and Linkin Park will be joined by The Bravery, Busta Rhymes and Ashes Divide on the main stage and Atreyu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Street Drum Corps and Armour for Sleep on The Revolution Stage. Projekt Revolution North American tour dates start July 16th in Mansfield, MA and extend until August 24th in Woodlands, Tx.