Susan Jean Silver was born on July 17,1958 and is an American music manager and businesswoman, best known for managing Seattle rock bands such as Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Screaming Trees.
12 Facts About Susan Silver
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Susan Silver was born in Seattle, Washington, on July 17,1958, to Samuel and Emmogene Susan Silver.
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Susan Silver majored in Chinese at the University of Washington and had been to all the major concerts in Seattle since she was 15.
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Susan Silver started by booking for the club The Metropolis and Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman's club parties.
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In 1985, Susan Silver met Soundgarden, whose lead vocalist was her then-boyfriend Chris Cornell, and in the following year she started managing the band.
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Susan Silver said she became a manager because she wanted to help musicians achieve their dreams.
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Susan Silver then went to an Alice in Chains concert and thought they were fun and very energetic.
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Some time later, Curtis started managing the band Pearl Jam, and Susan Silver became the sole manager of Alice in Chains.
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In 1995, Susan Silver supported Krist Novoselic's political-action committee, Joint Artists and Music Promotions, to defend the rights of artists and their fans.
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In 1998, Susan Silver retired from the music business to concentrate on her family.
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In 1985, Susan Silver started dating Chris Cornell, the lead vocalist of Soundgarden, a band that Susan Silver started managing a year later, and they got married in 1990.
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Cantrell thanked Susan Silver for being one of the people who helped him get into rehab during his speech at the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit on May 31,2012, where he was awarded the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award.