The Soundgarden frontman’s daughter performed a tribute to her late father.
Members of Soundgarden, from left, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd, appear at the iTunes Festival showcase during the SXSW Music Festival on March 13, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Chris Cornell was honored by his family at the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday. His daughter, Toni, 21, performed an acoustic version of the song “Fell on Black Days” with Heart’s Nancy Wilson on guitar. Toni delivered a powerful and emotional performance of the song her father wrote for Soundgarden’s 1995 album “Superunknown.”
Afterwards, Toni headed to the press room where she talked about how important this would be for her father, to be honored in the Hall of Fame.
Chris Cornell’s daughter honors father at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: ‘I wish he was here’
“It’s so surreal, and I’m so honored that I get to be here and do this for my dad at the end of the day. I just wish he was here to see this tremendous honor for himself. I know how proud he would have been, but he’s the whole reason why I do music. So being here and being able to share my voice because of him is amazing, and it’s such an honor [] and I really wanted to channel how my dad would have performed that song on his own.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 08: Toni Cornell poses in the press room during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for RRHOF)
Toni is also working on her own music, saying, “I’m just at the point of finding myself right now, which is what my dad taught me to do. He didn’t believe in putting yourself in a box or a genre, and that’s still something that I’m exploring myself so I continue to do music while honoring him, and he wouldn’t have wanted anything less.”
FILE – This Sept. 23, 2011 file photo shows musician Chris Cornell in New York. The family of Chris Cornell and a doctor who they alleged over-prescribed him drugs before he died have agreed to a settle a lawsuit. Documents filed in Los Angeles court by attorneys for the rock singer’s widow and their children said a confidential settlement had been reached. The documents were filed in April, but had gone unnoticed before City News Service reported on them Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Carucci, File)
Chris Cornell died by suicide in May of 2017 at the age of 52.