#susan silver

[jarofalicesgrunge777]

Chris Cornell and Susan Silver in 1992

[fluttergirrl]

Oh. My. God.

[amadaun23]

1988 Susan with SG and tour manager Eric Gunny Johnson.

... in 1985, I was at a life-changing Halloween party where a little power trio played called Soundgarden.

Even though I was dressed up in drag that night .... I looked like [Twisted Sister singer] Dee Snider, with a fright wig and the whole bit, the drummer of Soundgarden came up to me after they performed and said he recognized me from the vintage clothing store that I was working in at the time — where I did not dress like that, by the way. Little did I know that he had been repeatedly stopping in the store to quote-unquote shop, but later he told me he was really trying to work up the nerve to talk to me. So that’s how Chris and I met — at the time, he was the drummer and singer in Soundgarden. 

Great interview with Susan Silver

Longtime Soundgarden Manager Susan Silver on Rock Hall of Fame

[tradingstorieswiththeleaves]

SUSAN SILVER: [When Andrew Wood overdosed] We [Soundgarden] were in this crappy apartment-hotel place that we stayed at, because it was eighty bucks a night and had a kitchen. A bunch of people lived in it — you always smelled liver cooking and heard people practicing instruments. It was by the Beacon Theater. I got a call, and it was Kelly [Curtis], and he said that Andy was in a coma, and they weren’t sure if he was going to make it. We were all in a daze. It was scary — everybody was in shock. I remember after sound check, sitting at this table and there was a TV playing — waiting for the doors to open. It was during that period that Sinead O’Connor had done “Nothing Compares 2 U.” For some reason it seems like that was playing over and over — that stark video with her face taking up the whole screen.

Greg Prato. Grunge is Dead. The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music (2009).

[euphoria-mourning]

Sharing some interesting bits about Soundgarden and Susan Silver from Soundgarden: New Metal Crown by Chris Nickson which I read recently. I don't think this has been shared anywhere before but it's definitely worth reading in case anyone hasn't checked the book out yet. And Happy Birthday to Susan! 🤍

[poneystoney]

Seattle - Dec 21/'91

[grungyfudgykid]

Happy Mother’s Day to Susan Silver. Manager of AiC and Soundgarden, Lily’s mom, and one of Seattle music scene’s most influential and inspiring figures. What a woman.

[shame-in-you]