Chris Cornell Quits Audioslave

Chris Cornell has quit Audioslave saying there were "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences" in the band.

The former Soundgarden man revealed the news in a statement to Billboard and says he now plans to concentrate on his solo career.

Cornell said: "This is something I don't want to do anymore. There were problems from the very beginning and we dealt with them in a great way.

“We made three great records. We were a band that got along great, but we've also had our differences. My focus is definitely on doing my own music now.”

He releases his second album ‘Carry On’ on May 1 in the US.

The news comes following the announcement that the remaining members of Audioslave – Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford – will reunite with Zach de la Rocha for a reunion of Rage Against The Machine for this year’s Coachella.