Chris Cornell’s Fans Drawn To MGM Grand Suicide Suite: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI — Now hear this: The hotel room where Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell hung himself last week is closed until further notice. MGM Grand Detroit said it has been flooded with calls to book Room 1136 from fans of the musician known for his soaring, powerful voice.

Cornell killed himself May 17 after Soundgarden played a sold-out show at Fox Theatre, according to a medical examiner’s report. Cornell’s bodyguard found him on the bathroom floor in his hotel suite with blood running from his mouth and a red exercise band round his neck, police said. Read the rest of the story here.

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