A petition has been created to name the recently photographed black hole after the late Chris Cornell. Now, Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello has backed the petition.
Earlier this week, a photograph was released of a black hole which was shot over 500 million trillion KM away. To pay tribute to the late Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman, fans have launched a petition to name the black hole after Chris Cornell, who wrote the Soundgarden song “Black Hole Sun”.
Giuliana Jarrin, the creator of the petition said: “Almost two years ago, we lost Chris Cornell. He was the lead singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave and above all, the voice of an entire generation…Black Hole Sun, written by Chris Cornell is without a doubt Soundgarden’s most recognisable and most popular song, and one of the biggest anthems of the ’90s.
“For this reason, and the impact Chris Cornell had in the lives of so many and music itself, I ask NASA, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration and all the astronomers and scientists involved in this discovery, to name this black hole after Chris Cornell. This would be a ‘surreal’ and amazing way to honour his life and his contribution to music.”
Now, Tom Morello has symbolically added his name to the petition. Speaking with Rock 105 WRXR Radio, he said of the petition: “I heard that. I think that would be really nice. I don’t know who you send that petition to, but I’d be happy to officially add my name to that…That seems absolutely appropriate.”
