Nile Rodgers says he and Chris Cornell had planned to record together.
Informed of the death of the Soundgarden rocker, the recent Rock Hall inductee told Britain's NME, "We were probably working our way towards making a record... But what was great about my friendship with Chris, was that because we were just bros, just friends that you’d call up and go ‘hey man, I’m in town, come on over and have dinner and let’s hang out with the kids and stuff.'"
Rodgers says "one of the most fun nights of my life" was Cornell's show at the Troubadour in L.A. several years ago. "Some surprise little gig. I can’t remember what song it was, but he took some famous Lennon and McCartney song and he put it in 6/8 [time]... He sang it, and he killed it. I went backstage and I said, ‘Dude, you’ve got to be pretty bold to do that.' He [replied], ‘What do you think about it in 6/8?' And he said, ‘It’s better!'”
Nile Rodgers also paid tribute on Twitter, calling Cornell "my special brother."