NPR:
Chris Cornell is one of the godfathers of grunge — his band Soundgarden was the first Seattle grunge band to sign to a major label. For his latest solo CD, Scream, he’s paired with an unlikely partner: hip-hop producer and studio wizard Timbaland. The result is what amounts to a neo-soul album from one of the great rock voices of the past 20 years. Cornell talks to NPR host Jacki Lyden about his surprising transformation.