Rock History

2005 – Audioslave top the American album charts with their second album, Out of Exile. Rapper Common’s album Be enters the charts at No. 2.

2005 – Audioslave becomes the first U.S. rock act to perform a free outdoor concert in Cuba when the group performs at La Tribuna in Havana, which can accommodate as many as 1 million spectators.

2003 – The troubled Lollapalooza tour with Jane’s Addiction and Audioslave cancels an upstate New York date, citing rising production costs.

2003 – After various delays, Lollapalooza kicks off again, with headliners Jane’s Addiction and a line-up that includes Incubus, hip-hop act Jurassic Five and Audioslave.

2003 – The opening date of the Lollapalooza tour – featuring Audioslave and Queens of the Stone Age – is cancelled because organizers say Jane’s Addiction’s stage won’t fit the Ionia County Fairgrounds venue in Michigan.

2003 – An eclectic array of artists induct the new members into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani inducts the Police, while Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler inducts AC/DC. Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello introduces the surviving members of the Clash, Elton John inducts Elvis Costello, and Billy Joel salutes the Righteous Brothers.

2002 – Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell walks out of rehearsals for new project with members of Rage Against the Machine. Fortunately, he later returns; the band takes the name Audioslave.

Chris Cornell was born Christopher John Boyle in Seattle, Washington on July 20th 1964. Chris is the second youngest of Karen and Ed Boyle’s 6 children. His father was a pharmacist and his mother worked as an accountant. His parents divorced when Chris was in his early teens. After his parents marriage ended, Chris and his siblings changed their surnames from Boyle to his mother’s maiden name, Cornell. Chris rebelled against his Irish Catholic upbringing and was on the verge of being expelled from the parochial school he attended when his mother pulled him out. As an adolescent, he experimented with drugs and stealing. Among the things he stole were a collection of Beatles records from his neighbour’s basement which sparked an interest in songwriting. Though his parents had given him piano lessons from early on, Chris said his mother saved his life when she bought him a snare drum. A week later he bought himself an entire drum kit and thus began his forage into rock n roll.

Cornell dropped out of school at the age of 15 for two reasons: one was because he had problems with authority, the other was that he wanted to work to help his mother support the family. He waited tables and later on became a cook. He honed his skills as a songwriter and musician by playing in bands on the side. He experienced his first bouts of depression during his teens. His condition became so severe he didn’t leave his home for almost a year. Fortunately, he was able to check his use of recreational drugs. He later earned his GED.

He formed Soundgaren with Hiro Yamamoto, Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron in the mid-eighties. Yamamoto left the band was replaced by Ben Shepherd. Soundgarden were the first of the Seattle grunge bands to get signed by a major label during the late 80s and would eventually go on to become on of the most successful bands of the 1990s. He also enjoyed success with several side projects, among them Temple Of The Dog with Eddie Vedder. He married his long-time girlfriend, Alice In Chains manager Susan Silver. Silver, at the request of Cornell’s band, had also taken on the management duties of Soundgarden. After achieving multi-platinum status and earning 2 Grammy awards, Soundgarden amicably disbanded in 1997.

Cornell decided to go it alone and released ‘Euphoria Morning’, a solo album that showed his amazing versatility as a vocalist and songwriter. His songs shocked his grunge fanbase by boldly exploring folk, R&B and melding a variety of genres. ‘Euphoria Morning’ earned Cornell a Grammy nomination in the catagory of Best Male Rock Performance. However Cornell was dissatisfied with the commercial performance of his solo album and severely disillusioned by the deaths of several close friends. Plagued for many years by social phobias and alcohol abuse, it all came to head and he plunged into a deep depression. Once again he began to use drugs.

In June of 2000. Chris and Susan welcomed their first child, a daughter, Lillian Jean. In a turn of fortune, this was also the year producer Rick Rubin suggested Cornell jam with the remaining members of Zach de la Rocha’s abandoned band, Rage Against The Machine. The collaboration was so successful, Cornell along with guitar virtuoso Tom Morello, innovative bassist Tim Commerford and powerhouse drummer Brad Wilk formed Audioslave.

Cornell also checked himself into rehab and rebuilt his life. Now drug and alcohol free, he is fronting the first supergroup of the new millenium. Audioslave dominate the rock charts and have rapidly achieved platinum status despite the soft market for rock music. They’ve built a reputation as a live act that is second to none. Already halfway through recording their second album, the band are set to head back in to the studio after they wrap up the summer 2003 Lollapalooza tour.

2002 – Sharon Osbourne announces that the line-up for this year’s Ozzfest will include her husband Ozzy, System of a Down, P.O.D., Audioslave and Drowning Pool.

1964 – Chris Cornell, frontman for megagroups Soundgarden and Audioslave is born in Seattle, Wash.

Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and songwriter for rock bands Soundgarden (1984–1997) and Audioslave (2001–2007). He was the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his former roommate, Andrew Wood, and he has released two solo albums, Euphoria Morning (1999) and Carry On (2007).

Personal life

Cornell was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and attended Shorewood High School. His parents are Ed Boyle (a pharmacist from an Irish Catholic background) and Karen Cornell (an accountant from a Jewish background). He has two older brothers, Peter and Patrick, and three younger sisters, Katy, Suzy, and Maggie. Peter, Katy and Suzy formed the band Inflatable Soule, a moderately popular band in Seattle during the 1990s. Peter Cornell is now in the band Black Market Radio, which released their debut album entitled Suicide Parlour in 2006. Cornell and his siblings took his mother’s maiden name after his parents divorced.

Cornell mentions on the Audioslave – Live in Cuba DVD documentary that he spent a two-year period between the ages of nine and eleven solidly listening to The Beatles after finding a large collection of Beatles records abandoned in the basement of a house. He then suffered from a severe case of clinical depression during his teenage years, rarely leaving the house. At one point, he spent a whole year of his life without leaving his house, during which time he would spend his time drinking and playing drums and guitar. Before becoming a successful musician, he worked at a seafood wholesaler and was a sous chef at a restaurant named Ray’s Boathouse.

He is currently married to Vicky Karayiannis (Βίκυ Καραγιάννης), a Paris-based publicist of Greek origin, and was previously married to Susan Silver, the manager of Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. He had a daughter with Silver, Lillian Jean, in June 2000. He and Silver divorced in 2004 and he married Vicky Karayiannis shortly afterwards. She gave birth to his second daughter, Toni, in September 2004, and their second and his third child, Christopher Nicholas, in December 2005.

Music career

Soundgarden (1984–1997)

Main article: Soundgarden

Along with Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam, Soundgarden became one of the most successful bands from Seattle’s emerging grunge scene in the early 1990s. The band was formed in 1984 by Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil and Hiro Yamamoto, with Cornell originally on drums and vocals. They hired drummer Scott Sundquist, so that Cornell could concentrate on singing. After a year-and-a-half Sundquist was replaced by Matt Cameron, former drummer of Skin Yard, and current drummer of Pearl Jam.

The band signed to Sub Pop, releasing the Screaming Life EP in 1987 and the Fopp EP in 1988 (a combination of the two was issued as Screaming Life/Fopp in 1990). Though the band was being courted by major labels, in 1988 they signed to SST Records to release their debut album, Ultramega OK (1988), for which they earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1990.

In 1989, the band released their second effort, and their first for a major label, Louder Than Love, through A&M Records. It was also the last Soundgarden album to feature the band’s original bassist, Hiro Yamamoto. Ben Shepherd was soon recruited as a permanent replacement.

Shepherd replaced previous bassist Jason Everman and the new line up recorded Badmotorfinger in 1991. Badmotorfinger included the singles “Jesus Christ Pose”, “Outshined”, and “Rusty Cage”. The three singles gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations, while the videos for “Outshined” and “Rusty Cage” gained considerable airtime on MTV. The song “Jesus Christ Pose” and its music video was the subject of widespread controversy in 1991, and the video was removed from MTV’s playlist. Badmotorfinger was nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1992.

“Room a Thousand Years Wide” was released previously as a single in 1990, but not to promote the album. It was released (with the song “HIV Baby”) as a 7″ through Sub Pop’s Single of the Month club a full year before the release of Badmotorfinger. The song was re-recorded for this album. “Rusty Cage” was covered by Johnny Cash on his 1996 album Unchained. It also appeared on the fictional radio station Radio X on the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and in the 32-bit version of Road Rash.

The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1992. It was also ranked number 45 in the October 2006 issue of Guitar World on the magazine’s list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.

Superunknown was the band’s breakout album. Upon its release in March 1994, Superunknown debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart. The album granted Soundgarden international recognition. Superunknown achieved quintuple Platinum status in the United States, triple platinum status in Canada, and Gold status in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

Rolling Stone gave Superunknown four out of five stars. Reviewer J.D. Considine said Superunknown “demonstrates far greater range than many bands manage in an entire career.” He also stated, “At its best, Superunknown offers a more harrowing depiction of alienation and despair than anything on In Utero.” Considine criticized “Black Hole Sun” and “Half”, stating that the former is “not a very good song” while the latter “is the virtual definition of a B-side.”Jon Pareles of The New York Times said that “Superunknown actually tries to broaden its audience by breaking heavy-metal genre barriers that Soundgarden used to accept.” He added that “Soundgarden…want[s] something different from standard heavy metal.” David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A. He said, “Soundgarden is pumped and primed on Superunknown, and they deliver the goods.” He praised it as a “hard-rock milestone-a boiling vat of volcanic power, record-making smarts, and ’90s anomie and anxiety that sets a new standard for anything called metal.”

The band’s final album was 1996′s self-produced Down on the Upside. The album spawned several singles, including “Pretty Noose”, “Blow Up the Outside World”, and “Burden in My Hand” (sample (help·info)). The album was notably less heavy than the group’s preceding albums, and marked a further departure from the band’s grunge roots. Soundgarden explained at the time that it wanted to experiment with other sounds. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, “Few bands since Led Zeppelin have so crisply mixed instruments both acoustic and electric.” However, tensions within the group arose during the sessions, with Thayil and Cornell reportedly clashing over Cornell’s desire to shift away from the heavy guitar riffing that had become the band’s trademark. Despite favorable reviews, the album did not match the sales of Superunknown. Due to tensions within the band, Soundgarden announced it was disbanding on April 9, 1997.

Regarding a future Soundgarden reunion, Cornell stated that it would “probably not happen”. He continued, “It’s almost like we sealed the lid and said, this is Soundgarden and this is its lifespan, and put it out there.” In interviews following his departure from Audioslave, Cornell reiterated that the members of Soundgarden had no interest in reuniting. In an interview in early August 2007, Cornell mentioned that Thayil has wanted to release a box set or B-sides album of Soundgarden rarities, although no further information was given.

Solo career (1998–2000)

In 1998 Cornell began writing work for a solo album, entitled Euphoria Morning, released on September 21, 1999, on which he collaborated with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider of the band Eleven. The album proved commercially unsuccessful although the album’s single “Can’t Change Me” was nominated for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” at the 2000 Grammy Awards. They also contributed the song “Sunshower” (a bonus track on the Japanese release of Euphoria Morning) to the soundtrack of Great Expectations, and a reworked version of the track “Mission”, retitled “Mission 2000″, was used on the soundtrack to the film Mission: Impossible II. Euphoria Morning includes “Wave Goodbye”, Cornell’s tribute to his late friend Jeff Buckley. It has been noted that Euphoria Morning is influenced by Buckley’s songwriting and distinctive vocal style. In 2000, Cornell embarked on a tour in support of the album.

Audioslave (2001–2007)

Main article: Audioslave

Audioslave was formed after Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine and the remaining members were searching for another vocalist. Producer and friend Rick Rubin suggested that they contact Cornell. Rubin played the remaining Rage band members the Soundgarden song “Slaves & Bulldozers” to showcase his ability. Cornell was in the writing process of a second solo CD, but decided to shelve that and pursue the opportunity to work with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk when they approached him. Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden, but by the band’s second album, Out of Exile, noted that they had established a separate identity. Morello described Cornell as: “He stepped to the microphone and sang the song and I couldn’t believe it. It didn’t just sound good. It didn’t sound great. It sounded transcendent. And… when there is an irreplaceable chemistry from the first moment, you can’t deny it.” The quartet wrote 21 songs during 19 days of rehearsal and began working in the studio in late May 2001.

The band was nearly derailed before the album’s release; Cornell was going through alcohol problems and a slot on the Ozzfest tour was canceled. The problems were ironed out; and he has remained sober since this time.

Their debut album, Audioslave, released in November 2002, spawned hits such as “Cochise”, “Like a Stone” and “Show Me How To Live”, and has reached triple-platinum status in the United States. During this time, there was a rumor that Cornell had checked himself into drug rehabilitation. He later confirmed it in an interview with Metal Hammer that was conducted from a clinic payphone. In a San Diego CityBEAT article, Cornell explained that he went through “a horrible personal crisis” during the making of the first record, staying in rehab for two months and separating from his wife. The band toured through 2003, before resting in 2004 to record their second album.

Audioslave’s second album, Out of Exile, was released in May 2005 and debuted at #1 on the U.S. charts. The album has since gone on to achieve platinum status. The album features the singles, “Be Yourself”, “Doesn’t Remind Me”, “Out of Exile” and “Your Time Has Come”. Cornell admitted to writing his most personal songs ever on this album, influenced by the positive changes in his life since 2002. He also described the album as more varied than the debut and relying less on heavy guitar riffs. The album was received more favorably than Audioslave’s debut; critics noted Cornell’s stronger vocals, likely the result of quitting smoking and drinking, and pointed out that Out Of Exile is “the sound of a band coming into its own”. Allmusic praised the album as “lean, hard, strong, and memorable”. The lyrics, however, were still a common complaint, musicOMH.com wrote that Cornell’s lyrics “continue to border on the ridiculous”,

On May 6, 2005, Audioslave played a free show in Havana, Cuba. Audioslave became the first American rock group to perform a concert in Cuba, playing in front of an audience of 70,000. The band traveled to Havana on May 4 to interact with Cuban musicians. Cornell commented: “Hopefully, this concert will help to open the musical borders between our two countries.” The 26-song set concert was the longest the band had ever played.

In early 2006 the band returned, recording their third album as they had written most of the material during the tour. The band released the album, titled Revelations, in September 2006. For Revelations, which was influenced by 1960s and 70s music, Cornell adopted his “seventies funk and R&B-flavor vocals”. The first two singles were “Original Fire” and “Revelations”. Two of the songs from the third album, “Shape of Things to Come” and “Wide Awake” were also prominently featured in Michael Mann’s film Miami Vice prior to the release of the album. Despite the exposure to other forms of media and the positive critical buzz for their third album, Audioslave did not tour behind the release. They went into hiatus to allow Cornell to complete “You Know My Name”, the theme song for the James Bond film Casino Royale, and Morello to pursue his own solo work under the moniker of The Nightwatchman.

All of Audioslave’s lyrics were written by Cornell, while all four members were credited with writing the music. Their songwriting process was described by Wilk as “more collaborative” and “satisfying” than Rage Against the Machine’s, which was “a battle creatively”. Cornell, for his part, saw Soundgarden’s songwriting method as inferior to Audioslave’s.

Cornell’s lyrics were mostly apolitical; Audioslave’s Morello referred to them as “haunted, existential poetry”. They were characterized by his cryptic approach, often dealing with themes of existentialism, love, hedonism, spirituality and Christianity.

Cornell’s battle with drug addiction and alcoholism was a defining factor in the writing and recording process. Even though the singer admitted that he was “never able to write effectively” while drinking, and attended rehab after recording the debut album, Morello stated that Revelations was “the first record [Cornell] didn’t smoke, drink or take drugs through the recording”. However, Morello said: “Chris was stone sober during the making of our Out of Exile album. Chris was also sober during the making of Revelations and prior to recording he gave up smoking as well. I apologize for any confusion or concern that was stirred up by the original article. Sobriety can be a matter of life or death and Chris’ courage in maintaining his health for years has been an inspiration.”

News about Cornell’s departure emerged in July 2006, when insiders stated that after the third album he would split for a solo career. The singer immediately denied the rumors, stating “We hear rumors that Audioslave is breaking up all the time. … I always just ignore [them]“. On February 15, 2007, Cornell officially announced his departure from Audioslave, stating that “Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors.” As the other three members were busy with the Rage Against the Machine reunion, and Morello and Cornell had each released solo albums in 2007, Audioslave was officially disbanded.

Solo revival (2007–present)
Cornell performing live in Melkweg in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Cornell performing live in Melkweg in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Cornell co-wrote and performed the song accompanying the opening titles for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. He and composer David Arnold collaborated on the song titled “You Know My Name”. “You Know My Name” is the first theme song since 1983′s Octopussy to use a different title than the film, the first ever sung by a male American, and the first ever title theme song that did not appear on the soundtrack album. This song became the first song recorded for his solo album, which he began work on in 2007. Cornell is the first male performer since a-ha in 1987′s The Living Daylights. It is the fourth title theme after Dr. No, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Octopussy, that does not make any reference to the title of the film.

On June 5, 2007 Cornell released his second solo album, Carry On, with producer Steve Lillywhite. It debuted at number 17 on the American Billboard charts. Among the artists who accompanied him on his second solo release was friend Gary Lucas, who contributed acoustic guitar to some of the tracks. Cornell has stated that he is always writing, and that there are some songs that he was not able to put onto an Audioslave album.

While recording his second solo album, Cornell was involved in a motorcycle accident. He was apparently “rear-ended by a truck in L.A.’s Studio City while riding his motorcycle” and “catapulted 20 feet into the air.” He was able to walk away from the accident, but had severe cuts and bruises. He returned to the studio later that day.

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Soundgarden’s debut single
“Cochise” (2002)
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“Cochise”, typical of Tom Morello, was compared to the sound of a helicopter.
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The first single from Temple of the Dog.
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The first single from Revelations, inspired by the Seattle music scene.
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From the live album Chris Cornell: Unplugged in Sweden
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A promotional CD for Carry On was released in March 2007, entitled The Roads We Choose – A Retrospective. The 17-song CD included songs from Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave and Cornell’s solo work. Though not officially released onto CD, an hour-long acoustic concert Cornell performed on September 7, 2006 at O-Baren in Stockholm, is widely available for download under the title Chris Cornell: Unplugged in Sweden.

In 2007 Cornell appeared as support to Aerosmith on at least two legs — Dublin, London, and Hyde Park — of their 2007 world tour  and to Linkin Park  in Australia and New Zealand. These shows formed part of his own ongoing world tour which began in April 2007 and is set to continue well into 2008. Cornell has described his touring band — comprising guitarists Yogi Lonich and Peter Thorn, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Jason Sutter — as “musicians that could get the whole picture”  playing music by Soundgarden and Audioslave, as well as his solo material.

Cornell played dates in South Africa in March 2008, but recently postponed his forthcoming European tour until Autumn 2008, citing clashes with recording schedule.

Cornell recently announced that his next solo album will be produced by Timbaland, and is tentatively scheduled to be released in September 2008. Timbaland has referred to the recording sessions as “The best work I’ve done in my career,” and predicts that Cornell will be the “first rock star in the club”. Cornell called the new album “a highlight of my career” to World Entertainment News Network.

In 2008, Cornell is featured on the Main Stage of Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour. Joining LP and Cornell on the Main Stage are Busta Rhymes, The Bravery, and Ashes Divide. The Revolution Stage features Atreyu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Armor For Sleep, and Street Drum Corps.

Other projects
Cornell at Hyde Park, June 2007
Cornell at Hyde Park, June 2007

Cornell worked as a producer and backing vocalist on the Screaming Trees’ album Uncle Anesthesia and acted in a cameo role and an onstage performance in Cameron Crowe’s Seattle-based film Singles. He also contributed “Seasons”, as well as the Soundgarden song “Birth Ritual”, to the film’s soundtrack.

Cornell contributed vocals on the Alice in Chains songs “Right Turn” and “Brother”. He was also part of the project called M.A.C.C. that recorded the song “Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)” for the 1993 album, Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.

It was falsely indicated (for many years) that Cornell had written the song “Someone to Die For” for the 2004 Spider-Man 2 soundtrack, but this was disproved during an Interview in April 2007. The song is performed by Jimmy Gnecco of Ours and Brian May of Queen. Cornell had recorded a version of the song sometime earlier, which was released only to members of the Eleven street team.

Cornell was the face of fashion producer John Varvatos’ 2006 ad campaign. He recently became a restaurateur with the opening of his restaurant, Black Calavados in Paris. He is also the owner of the music publishing company You Make Me Sick I Make Music.

Temple of the Dog (1990-1992, 2003)

Main article: Temple of the Dog

While still in Soundgarden, Cornell recorded an album with members of what would become Pearl Jam. This collaboration went under the name Temple of the Dog, and the self-titled album was released in 1991. The album is a tribute to their mutual friend, and Cornell’s former roommate, Andrew Wood. Wood, the former lead singer of Mother Love Bone, died of a heroin overdose the year before. Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard of Mother Love Bone would team up with Mike McCready and Dave Krusen and find a new vocalist Eddie Vedder in 1991, forming Pearl Jam. Temple of the Dog has gone on to sell more than a million copies, thanks in large part to the singles “Say Hello 2 Heaven” and “Hunger Strike,” which features the duet of Cornell and Vedder. This was the first time Vedder was recorded professionally. During a 2003 Pearl Jam show at the Santa Barbara Bowl Chris appeared as a surprise guest. After playing a short acoustic set Chris joined Eddie Vedder and the rest of the band to perform “Hunger Strike” and “Reach Down”.

Awards, nominations and recognition

Nominations

* Grammy Award 1999 Best Rock Vocal “Can’t Change Me”
* Grammy Award 2008 Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – “You Know My Name” from Casino Royale (2006 film) (songwriter)

Recognition

* In March 2003, MTV and Blender aired a special on MTV and MTV2 listing the 22 Greatest Voices in Music; Cornell was listed as number twelve.
* The monthly hard-rock magazine Hit Parader listed Chris Cornell at number four on its list of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time in the November 2006 issue, behind only Rob Halford, Robert Plant, and Steven Tyler.

Discography

Main article: Chris Cornell discography

Soundgarden

Main article: Soundgarden discography

* 1988: Ultramega OK
* 1989: Louder than Love
* 1990: Screaming Life/Fopp
* 1991: Badmotorfinger
* 1994: Superunknown
* 1996: Down on the Upside
* 1997: A-Sides

Temple of the Dog

* 1991: Temple of the Dog

Audioslave

Main article: Audioslave discography

* 2002: Audioslave
* 2005: Out of Exile
* 2006: Revelations

Solo releases

* 1999: Euphoria Morning
* 2007: Carry On

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