This Famous Audioslave Song Was Originally Named After Led Zeppelin

The Museum of Pop Culture in Chris Cornell's hometown of Seattle recently unveiled a display dedicated to the late rockstar. The exhibit features an outfit of jeans, a hoodie, a leather jacket, and dog tags. The stage clothing is what sculptor Nick Marra based the look of his statue of the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman off of — that same statue stands in front of the MoPOP museum.

The display also features pages of handwritten lyrics. One of the pages is titled "Summer Zep Jam." The words, however, are the lyrics to Audioslave's "Dandelion." Considering Led Zeppelin was one of Cornell's primary influences, it's no wonder he'd want to name a song after the classic rock legends. Lyrics to Soundgarden's iconic "Burden In My Hand" are also on display at the museum.

Cornell's estate posted photos from the exhibit on his official Instagram account on Tuesday (October 23). "On display at @MoPOPSeattle, Chris Cornell stage clothing (as seen in @plorkowski photo the statue is based on) , handwritten lyrics and more," the caption reads.

Take a look at photos from the Chris Cornell MoPOP museum exhibit below.

The statue was unveiled earlier this month, and Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron both said they'd love to figure out something between the band's surviving members; however, guitarist Kim Thayil has declared the band won't try to remake itself without Cornell.

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