“There were so many things that made him courageous. Certainly in terms of creativity, he brushed off criticism. He was offered it, but if he didn’t think it was well founded, he’d disregard it and he wouldn’t let it bring him down. He learned some of that from Andy Wood from Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone [Chris Cornell’s former flatmate who died of a drug overdose in 1990]. Andy was that way: write, record, show it to people, and don’t worry about it. He taught me not to be afraid of my writing and playing. Like, ​‘Look, it’s great!’ and if it wasn’t, if it sucked, ​‘Move on, don’t hide, don’t stop.’ He was supportive in that way with all of us. As a person, for most of the years I knew him, he was unbowed; you couldn’t get him to do something that he didn’t want to. If he wanted to do something, it was difficult to talk him out of it. That shows fortitude, strength and courage.”