I admit, my grunge tastes ran more toward Nirvana than Soundgarden. But Chris Cornell, now of Audioslave, was interviewed in Blender mag this month, and was very frank about his struggle with depression and drug addiction. He's now clean and sober and is part-owner of a fancy restaurant in Paris. He's married happily with two small children, and his life revolves more around food than any illegal substance.

He says:

“There was a time in the middle of my depression when I basically stopped eating,” Cornell says, referring to a very dark period in the late 1990s, following Soundgarden’s demise. “I wasn’t doing it to lose weight or anything — I just forgot to eat. I got down to 145 pounds, which is pretty skinny. I’m 6'3". And then I read an article in a magazine by a doctor talking about his experiences with anorexia, and everything started to make sense — the aches in the joints, the headaches, the way my bones felt as if I could bend them with my hands. I started eating again. That was much better.”

[This illustration of Cornell is by amazing painter Jack Morefield. Go to his site to see more of his unique style.]