Taylor Momsen Pays Tribute to Chris Cornell After Touring With Soundgarden: 'My Heart Is Broken'

Liz Calvario
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Taylor Momsen is heartbroken over the unexpected death of Chris Cornell.

The singer, whose band The Pretty Reckless was the opening act for Soundgarden's tour, wrote on Instagram on Friday, "My heart is broken. Still in a state of shock. I have no words right now except my heart pours out to his beautiful family and friends."

‪My heart is broken. Still in a state of shock. I have no words right now except my heart pours out to his beautiful family and friends.

A post shared by Taylor Momsen (@taylormomsen) on May 19, 2017 at 8:50am PDT

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The Pretty Reckless also shared some kind words on Twitter, expressing their deepest sympathies to the rocker's family.

Early Wednesday, the day of Cornell's death, Momsen had shared a photo of Soundgarden's albums and wrote about how wonderful her tourmates were.

"Tonight is our final show with Soundgarden at the Fox Theater in Detroit, great band, great people, wonderful crew, new family, thanks to all #tprtour2017," she captioned the Instagram pic.

Tonight is our final show with @soundgarden at the Fox Theater in Detroit, great band, great people, wonderful crew, new family, thanks to all #tprtour2017

A post shared by Taylor Momsen (@taylormomsen) on May 17, 2017 at 9:10am PDT

Tonight at the Fox Theater in Detroit #intentionalsimilarities #SOUNDGARDEN #tprtour2017

A post shared by Taylor Momsen (@taylormomsen) on May 17, 2017 at 11:18am PDT

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The 52-year-old Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman was found dead in his hotel room at the MGM Grand in Detroit. His cause of death was determined to be suicide by hanging, and came to a shock to his family and friends.

"Chris's death is a loss that escapes words and has created an emptiness in my heart that will never be filled," Vicky Karayiannis, who married Cornell in 2004, said in a statement to ET. "He was my best friend. His world revolved around his family first and of course, his music, second."

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