Chris Cornell's long-awaited Timbaland produced album, Scream is reaching stores on 3/10 and he's been keeping busy rehearsing with his new band and talking with his fans on his blog. Since the break-up of his legendary group Soundgarden back in the late 90's, the frontman hasn't picked up an electric guitar but according to his latest blog entry on www.ChrisCornell.com, he's thinking of busting them out for his upcoming tour:

"Hi people. Here is an open question. Since I got my guitars back I have been considering playing guitar live again. Who thinks I should pick it up again? I play guitar all day every day as I am always working on new songs. Let me know if you think I should hit it live. The king is dead. God save the king."

Chris Cornell will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, Friday, January 23rd- and free tickets are up for grabs. If you're in the Los Angeles area, come along and see his outdoor mini-concert - tickets and all other details are available HERE. It's a great chance to catch Chris and his band live before they head out to Europe for four exclusive shows next month.

Scream hits stores on March 10, 2009.

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