Friday, May 19, 2017

Widow of grunge rock icon Chris Cornell insists he did not intentionally kill himself

The widow of grunge rock icon Chris Cornell on Friday insisted he did not intentionally kill himself, saying the recovering addict's judgment may have been impaired by prescription drugs.

Wayne County's medical examiner ruled the death a suicide. But his widow, Vicky Karayiannis Cornell, said the 52-year-old gave no indication he wanted to die.

She said that Cornell, who struggled with depression and substance abuse most of his life but had sobered up a decade ago, had been taking Ativan, a prescription drug used to treat anxiety .... https://sg.news.yahoo.com