CHRIS CORNELL Talks About His JAMES BOND Theme Song

November 21, 2006

BBC News recently conducted an interview with AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell about his new James Bond theme "You Know My Name", which appears in the hit movie "Casino Royale". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

BBC News: When they first approached you about the Bond theme, did they give you a clear idea about what they wanted?

Cornell: They were pretty clear about what they didn't want — which was a song that had already been sitting around that I would just cleverly adapt to the new film, which happens quite a lot apparently. They also didn't want to echo any recent Bond theme songs.

BBC News: Why do you think they chose you?

Cornell: Their attitude was that they wanted somebody who vocally would be unapologetically masculine. David Arnold's quote was that they didn't want the "bird with the broken wing" type of singing. Obviously 1987 was the last time a male artist sang a song — but I didn't read too much into that. I assumed that meant that they just wanted me to do what I do.

BBC News: Did you draw any inspiration from the new Bond star, Daniel Craig?

Cornell: Daniel Craig's Bond is where it all comes from. It's the reason why I wanted to do it, it's where the lyrics were inspired from. It is partially inspired by the story, as acted by him, and partially from personal feelings and experience.

BBC News: Did you have any involvement in the title sequence?

Cornell: The title sequence was described to me before I wrote the song, but it hadn't been done. But I wasn't involved at all in the content. In fact I haven't even seen it, because I didn't want to see the song in the film until the premiere.

Read the entire interview at BBC News.

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