Chris Cornell memorial service

Chris was as melodic as The Beatles, as rocking as Sabbath and as haunting as Edgar Allan Poe’ Soundgarden music played from a portable speaker outside the cemetery’s gates as a group of about a dozen fans gathered outside. Chauffeured cars and sport utility vehicles arrived carrying mourners, including Cornell’s widow and his two youngest children, for a private service on the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Fri., May 26, 2017

Flowers adorn the grave marker for musician Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. Cornell, 52, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, died at a hotel in Detroit last week.

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Matt Cameron, of Soundgarden, right, hugs a guest at a funeral for Chris Cornell, pictured right, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles

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Vicky Karayiannis, left, and her daughter Toni Cornell attend a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Actor Josh Brolin attends a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Brad Pitt attends a memorial service for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Krist Novoselic of Nirvana attends a memorial service for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Courtney Love, left, and Tom Morello attend a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Billy Idol, center, attends a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Dave Grohl, of Foo Fighters, attends a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Jeff Ament, of Pearl Jam, hugs a guest at a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Kim Thayil, of Soundgarden, speaks at a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Christian Bale attends a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Jerry Cantrell attends a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Taylor Hawkins, of Foo Fighters, right, and Alison Hawkins attend a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Perry Farrell, left, and Etty Lau Farrell attend a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Musician Joe Walsh, right, and Marjorie Bach attend a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Musician Tom Morello, right, and his mother Mary Morello attend a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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