Chris Cornell Sings Rihanna Song With Daughter Toni in Sweet Throwback Video for Her Birthday: ’21 Years Went By in a Flash’

As Chris Cornell‘s girl Toni turns 21, the Soundgarden singer’s widow Vicky Cornell shared a saccharine day connection on with a video of the dada and girl singing together.

In the video, Cornell is strumming a guitar and singing Rihanna‘s chorus from Eminem‘s “Love the Way You Lie” on with Toni. “Just gonna basal determination and ticker maine burn?/ Well, that’s each close due to the fact that I similar the mode it hurts,” the brace sing unneurotic portion lounging poolside. “Just gonna basal determination and perceive maine cry?/ Well, that’s each close due to the fact that I emotion the mode you lie.”

It’s unclear however aged Toni is successful the clip, but the opus was released successful June 2010 erstwhile she would person been not rather 6 years old. Cornell died 7 years later; the grunge icon was recovered dormant successful a Detroit edifice country successful May 2017.

In Thursday’s (Sept. 18) day message, Vicky acknowledged the unimaginable nonaccomplishment that Toni has had to look (“I cognize it hasn’t been easy. Life threw you a heartbreaking curveball — a nonaccomplishment that nary 1 should person to carry”), portion applauding the mode her girl has “continued to grow, to love, and to shine. I’m truthful arrogant of you — and I cognize your daddy is too.”

Soundgarden is acceptable to beryllium inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this November.

See the video below, and work Vicky’s afloat connection to her daughter.

21 years went by successful a flash….
Thank you for choosing maine to beryllium your mommy — it’s the top acquisition I’ve ever been given. I consciousness truthful blessed and endlessly grateful for everything you’ve brought into my life.

You were the astir unthinkable small girl, and you’ve grown into the astir unthinkable young woman. Your bosom is uncommon — afloat of love, strength, compassion, and resilience.

I cognize it hasn’t been easy. Life threw you a heartbreaking curveball — a nonaccomplishment that nary 1 should person to carry. But adjacent done that, you’ve continued to grow, to love, and to shine. I’m truthful arrogant of you — and I cognize your daddy is too.

From the precise archetypal infinitesimal helium saw you connected that ultrasound and heard, “It’s a girl!” — you were his Baby Toni. That enslaved was thing special, and adjacent though he’s not physically here, I cognize he’s watching you, guiding you, and beaming with pridefulness each azygous day.

This is the opening of a full caller section successful your life, and I couldn’t beryllium much excited to ticker you measurement into it. I emotion you. I adore you. You person been my strength, my reason, and my top joy.

Happy 21st, to our beauteous girl