Soundgarden Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame

Soundgarden, the pioneering Seattle grunge band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 8, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, marking a long-overdue honor for the group founded in 1984. The ceremony featured emotional tributes to late frontman Chris Cornell, who died by suicide in 2017, and a star-studded performance highlighting the band's enduring influence on rock music.

Actor and comedian Jim Carrey inducted Soundgarden, drawing on a personal connection from a 1996 episode of Saturday Night Live that he hosted, where he specifically requested the band as musical guests. Carrey recounted standing in front of the group during a rehearsal of their song "Pretty Noose," describing the experience as "an audio baptism" that left him feeling "free." He revealed that Cornell gifted him a signed Fender Telecaster after the show, calling it one of his most prized possessions. In his speech, Carrey praised Cornell's "deeply authentic presence," adding, "When you looked into his eyes, it was like eternity was staring back." He also credited the Seattle music scene's explosion, including Soundgarden, with resurrecting rock and roll for him, joking that...