Singer and guitarist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, began a series of acoustic solo concerts last Friday (March 25).
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he admitted being alone on stage makes him a little nervous.
"I’m very used to a full band where you can hide behind a sonic wall if you want. You can’t do that sitting down and playing songs with an acoustic guitar. You’re right there with the people and you can hear every word they say.
"But I feel like you’re not a real musician or entertainer if you can’t go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people."`
Cornell is touring solo until May 16, and also recording at Soundgarden’s sessions for their first studio album since 1996’s Down on the Upside.
"Everything’s going very quickly," Cornell said. "We’ve been having a great time. The chief reason for Soundgarden taking such a long hiatus was concerning ourselves with deadlines we never met and scheduling tours and promotion for an album ahead of actually writing and recording the album. So we’re not doing that. We’re just making the album."