CHRIS CORNELL Inspired By TOM JONES For JAMES BOND Theme

October 12, 2006

AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell recently told AOL Music that being asked to do the theme song for a James Bond movie is both a great honor and responsibility. "The Bond soundtrack song is different than any other movie you're going to write a song for, because it's steeped in lore," explained Cornell. "It's part of the tradition of the franchise."

Cornell, who has the distinction of doing "You Know My Name", the main song from the upcoming "Casino Royale", told AOL Music he understood the significance in large part because of Paul McCartney. "If you would've told me when I was 10, the first time I heard 'Live and Let Die', being a huge BEATLES and Paul McCartney fan, that I would be doing the song for the 21st James Bond film — imagining that is a fantasy," he said.

But it was another U.K. icon whom Cornell looked to for inspiration in recording "You Know My Name". He says he was thinking about Tom Jones' over-the-top singing style when someone mentioned that Jones actually did a Bond theme.

"So I heard his version of the song 'Thunderball'," Cornell said. "It's kind of a funny song. The words are about a secret agent. His voice is incredible. The band sounds small and thin, and it's Tom Jones singing, so his voice sounds enormous."

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