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Chris and Vicky Cornell

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Chris Cornell: Music therapy program established in Seattle

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Childhaven and the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation partner for music therapy program in an effort to inspire and protect vulnerable children
Philip Merrill
MusiCares
Jul 24, 2017 - 2:55 pm

Music therapy has demonstrated unique abilities to heal, especially for reaching the inner self and encouraging the healthy expression of feelings. Two months following the tragic passing of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, is looking to honor the memory of her late husband through the lens of music therapy's healing power.

On July 20, Cornell's birthday, the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation announced a $100,000 donation founding the Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program at Childhaven, according to Billboard.

"Chris and I always shared a strong belief in the healing and inspiring power of music," said Vicky Cornell in a statement. "Through Childhaven's establishment of this program, we are able to keep the promise for Chris by continuing to protect the world's most vulnerable children."

Specializing in childhood trauma treatment and prevention since 1909, the Seattle-based Childhaven has grown into one of the world's leading facilities and a treasured local resource that now serves hundreds of children and families. The organization is dedicated to strengthening family relationships and providing a foundation for generations of safe and nurturing families.

This generous donation to Childhaven is not the first from the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation, who previously contributed to the organization's music therapy program in 2013.

Share the love and grief: "Remembering Chris Cornell"

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Music Therapy Can Heal Emotions That Cause Reading Disabilities

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Science supports that music therapy sometimes opens up the world of reading for children, so why isn't there greater awareness?
Philip Merrill
MusiCares
Nov 28, 2017 - 2:49 pm

On Nov. 27 an expert in helping kids in school with reading disabilities answered his own question in an article titled "My child struggles with reading. Can music therapy help?" Howard Margolis spent his lifetime helping parents get their children with reading problems through school, and he believes music therapy must be considered because of its unique power to reach people emotionally, opening the door to associating positive emotions with reading.

The book Margolis especially recommends is Emotional Processes in Music Therapy. Many people are unaware that music therapy is a treatment option or a career path. Music therapists have a national organization, AMTA, but greater recognition has been a challenge.

"Why do schools and reading specialists forget the power of music when trying to help struggling, discouraged readers replace their negative emotions about reading with positive ones?" Margolis asks. "Why do they forget the power of music to motivate?"

One of the books he authored helps parents negotiate the Individualized Education Program set up between parents and schools for children with special needs. Since emotional issues reinforce other blocks and frustrations, Margolis would like to see IEPs explore whether professional-quality music therapy results in steady progress. Reading is fundamental, and music therapy through the schools can help more young learners build on that foundation.

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Chris Cornell, Iggy Pop, Elton John Donations Will Benefit MusiCares MAP Fund

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A-list musicians donate items ranging from guitar straps to leather jackets and pants for timepiece auction to benefit MusiCares
Brian Haack
MusiCares
Oct 18, 2017 - 6:37 pm

Chris Cornell, the late frontman for GRAMMY-winning rock band Soundgarden, donated one of his leather guitar straps just prior to his untimely death in May 2017. Now, thanks to the intriguing Rock LTD Collection, that guitar strap will have a chance to generate money to help support MusiCares' addiction recovery efforts.

The collection is built around one-of-a-kind watches whose leather bands are fashioned from personal items — ranging from guitar straps to leather jackets and pants — once owned by A-list musicians. Other musicians who have donated items to the collection include Dave Grohl, Iggy Pop, Elton John, and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.

The collection, which has been offered seven times over the past 12 years, typically includes 25 to 30 watches sold at prices ranging from $1,200 to $1,800 depending on the rarity of the donor leather used to supply the watchband.

However, the watch cut from Cornell's guitar strap will tour several of Nixon's flagship retail locations in New York, London, and Paris, before being auctioned off at the MusiCares MAP Fund benefit in May 2018. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit MusiCares MAP Fund.

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Statue Of Chris Cornell To Be Built In Seattle

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Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Aug 10, 2017 - 10:24 am

A name synonymous with the Seattle grunge sound, it's fitting Chris Cornell should have a permanent presence in the city he called home. Thanks to his family, Cornell will have just that with a statute in his honor.

Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, has announced that she has commissioned a memorial statute in honor of the late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman. Artist Wayne Toth will create the sculpture, the same artist who sculpted Johnny Ramone's statute at his grave in Los Angeles' Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Vicky says Toth has already presented the family with a design, and they love it.

"[Toth] has already given me a design and the children and I love it," she said.

Now she will work with the city of Seattle to find a permanent location for the statute, a move she hopes will help family, friends and fans alike honor the memory of an amazing artist.

"He is Seattle's son," she said. "And we will be bringing him home and honoring him, I hope, with all of you, your love and support."

Read More: Chris Cornell Music Therapy Program Established In Seattle

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Find out which musicians have made a mark on the music community worthy of the MusiCares MAP Fund Stevie Ray Vaughan Award
Philip Merrill
MusiCares
Jun 26, 2017 - 5:15 pm

As MusiCares' flagship addiction recovery resource, the MAP Fund provides members of the music community access to treatment regardless of their financial situation.

To help raise funding for this life-changing program, a MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert is held annually. Among the awards bestowed at the event is the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award, which recognizes a recording artist for their devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process.

Through 2017, the award has honored these 12 musicians for making a difference in the music community.

Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction), 2005

Find out which musicians have made a mark on the music community worthy of the MusiCares MAP Fund Stevie Ray Vaughan AwaBest known recently from television's "Ink Master," Navarro's rock and roll panache almost obscures his top-level guitar playing. He co-founded rock band Jane's Addiction and played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers for One Hot Minute, but the Southern California native is also a compassionate addiction recovery champion in the music community. A portion of the proceeds from Navarro's 2004 best-selling memoir, Don't Try This At Home, were contributed to the MusiCares MAP Fund.

James Hetfield (Metallica), 2006

Truly a metal legend, Hetfield has topped sales charts with Metallica worldwide alongside drummer and co-founder Lars Ulrich since 1983. However, with song titles such as "Fade To Black," "Master Of Puppets" and "Enter Sandman," some anger and torment was more than just part of the show. Now sober for more than 15 years, few sobriety ambassadors have reached out to more people than the gravel-voiced Hetfield, who relies on his guitar and music to keep his own recovery on track. "Playing music saves my life," he said.

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), 2007

Cornell's distinct voice and enormous heart had a pervasive influence on modern music, which will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come. While his dedication to his craft was legendary, Cornell did much more than delight audiences with his songs. The Chris & Vicky Cornell Foundation was established in 2012 to "protect the most vulnerable children" who are victims of abuse. No stranger to hardship, the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman said, "I myself, I've been in different situations throughout my life … so it's great to be able to be there and try and help someone else."

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Alice Cooper, 2008

Known as an extreme showman who pioneered shock-rock exhibitionism onstage, Cooper is a true ambassador for sober living. While he hasn't completely abandoned his rock and roll persona, the "School's Out" legend is a lighthouse many have sought to help stay off the rocks. In 1995 Cooper, his wife Sheryl and Chuck Savale started Solid Rock, a foundation and teen center that aims to provide at-risk teenagers a safe home in the performing arts during nonschool hours.

Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 2009

Kiedis' personal and creative struggles have fused with the GRAMMY-winning Red Hot Chili Peppers' driving musical messages across the entire span of their career. After an early exposure to drugs, and years spent battling his addictions, Kiedis found a new path of healing and service to others following a 2000 visit to Narcotics Anonymous, a MusiCares partner. Kiedis has since shared his experiences in his 2005 memoir, Scar Tissue, in which he underscores the importance of music in his sobriety: "I think art is inherently nonviolent and it actually occupies your mind with creation rather than destruction."

Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), 2011

Through Depeche Mode's respected signature sound and electrifying tours, Gahan continues to attract new listeners. As he closed his MAP Fund benefit performance in 2011 with "Personal Jesus," the audience could feel his journey — taken several times — back from the edge of addiction. "The MusiCares MAP Fund is an unbelievably important and courageous organization," said Gahan. "They continue to make a momentous commitment to the music community."

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Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains), 2012

Cantrell's complete talent as a singer, songwriter and guitar player helped established Alice In Chains as one of the forefathers of the Seattle sound alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. He spoke with pride about receiving an award named for Vaughan, himself an influential guitarist who struggled with addiction. During the MAP Fund benefit in 2012, Cantrell outlined his appreciation for sobriety. "It's cool to know that you can get here," said the writer of songs such as "Rooster," "Man In The Box" and "Nutshell." "It's nice to be [proof] that no matter where you find yourself in life you've always got a chance to turn it around."

Chester Bennington (Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots), 2013

Expressing contagious artistic happiness was one of the few constructive paths forward for Bennington, who in various interviews has revealed he weathered a difficult childhood. Millions treasure the songwriting truth that launched GRAMMY winners Linkin Park internationally, as their 2000 debut Hybrid Theory got ears hooked on its message of struggle and courage. With songs like "Numb" and "In The End," Bennington has always written what he knows, and now that includes his thoughts on recovery. "It's cool to be a part of recovery," he told Spin. "This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another."

Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath), 2014

Recognition arrived with a twist for this creative genius. As a member of Black Sabbath, Osbourne's experimentation moved the face of music and helped launch metal as a genre. While his music has always teetered on the darker side, the "Crazy Train" singer ultimately found a road home with the aid of people like his wife, Sharon Osbourne. "I know firsthand about the ravages of addiction and I also know that the MusiCares MAP Fund is a vital safety net for people in the music industry who need help with substance abuse," said Osbourne. "This organization literally saves lives."

Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler visit the GRAMMY Museum

Pete Townshend (the Who), 2015

A towering rock legend of 20th-century guitar, Townshend is best known as the mastermind behind Who albums such as Quadrophenia and Tommy. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist and successful solo artist, Townshend struggled with addiction and shared with the world the work he put in to get sober. To him, the uphill battle was worth it. "The reason I am able to get up onstage and do this tour with the Who and still put on a fairly good show is because of the 30 years I have been clean and sober," said Townshend during his MAP Fund speech.

Smokey Robinson, 2016

As a songwriter, music executive and performer, few lives have shaped American music with an impact like Robinson. The Miracles' smooth, hopeful outlooks on life and love helped he and Motown Records' Berry Gordy conquer the world. When addiction entered his life, Robinson said, "I thought that it couldn't happen to me." The R&B legend credits a prayerful visit to church in 1986 for getting his footing and the benefits of a good diet and meditation for keeping him "Cruisin'" on the healing path.

Adam Clayton (U2), 2017

Through the years of U2's stellar success, bassist Clayton has capably held down the bottom end amid Bono's vocal wails and the Edge's signature guitar flourishes. He notes that helping hands reached out to him when he had succumbed to addiction, and now gratitude motivates him to extend his help to others. "As someone who has been through rehab and recovery, I absolutely acknowledge that lots of people run into difficulty with addiction," Clayton said. "My experience is that people in rehab and recovery are actually very courageous. It's great to know you can have a second chance."

Learn more about MusiCares' addiction recovery resources

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