Chris Cornell's daughters have paid tribute to their late father on Facebook. Photo / AP
Chris Cornell's daughters have paid tribute to the late star in a series of belated Father's Day posts.
The Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman tragically passed away on May 17 in Detroit at the age of 52, and on Monday his daughters - 17-year-old Lillian and 12-year-old Toni - took the time to honour their father.
In a lengthy statement posted to Cornell's Facebook page, Toni - whose mother is Cornell's widow Vicky Karayiannis - said: "Daddy, Let me start by saying how much I love you and how much you mean to me. You are my idol, someone I've always looked up to. You were always there for me. You pushed me forward every day, and you still do.
"Whenever I cry or feel like there's no way I can go on, I hear your voice, 'Don't sit worrying peanut. Worry is a waste of time, I'm ok.'
"I always took what you said to heart. Probably because everything you said was so smart.
"Every time you came home from tour you spent all your hours with us. No matter how tired you were, how many time zones you traveled, you were there for us.
"Whenever I was sick you would take care of me. You would cuddle with me, hug me, kiss me. You didn't care about getting sick. You would stay up all night to make sure my fever went down. And if it didn't, you would wake me up and give me my medicine. I would open my eyes, see you, and feel better."
She continued: "Our special connection was always the arts. Poems, books, music, writing. We both have a unconditional love for it.
"Who's going to introduce me to movies like Purple Rain and songs like The Beautiful Ones now? I'm hoping I will find some because you trained me so well.
"I know you are still here, and the warmth I feel beneath the cold, is you.
"YOU ARE THE BEST FATHER IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. And I know, that if this wasn't an accident, you'd still be cuddling with me watching Purple Rain.
"I love you and miss you so, Daddy. You deserve your own day to be celebrated because you are the best dad anyone could ever have. Happy Father's Day!
"Love, Your Baby Toni (sic)"
Daddy, Let me start by saying how much I love you and how much you mean to me. You are my idol, someone I’ve always...
Posted by Chris Cornell on Monday, 19 June 2017
The heartfelt tribute was accompanied by a collection of snaps of Chris - who also has 11-year-old son Christopher with Vicky - with Toni.
Meanwhile Lillian - whose mother is Cornell's ex-wife Susan Silver - said she was "proud" to be his daughter.
In a separate Facebook post - which was also accompanied by pictures of the pair - Lillian said: "Papa, A couple summers ago we were biking around Central Park and you told me that there aren't many truly good people in the world, but that I was one of the few. You always had such firm confidence and pride in what I did, and your warmth and love inspired me to do my best.
"Now more than ever, I want to live my life to help others as you did. I want to continue to make you proud. Toni, C and I promise to survive, persevere and thrive, as we've always done. I'm so proud to be your baby, I love you more than words can say and I will miss you forever.
"Your ladybug, Lily (sic)"
Papa, A couple summers ago we were biking around Central Park and you told me that there aren’t many truly good people...
Posted by Chris Cornell on Monday, 19 June 2017
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