The greatest singer of all time, according to Chris CornellThere’s certainly a place in rock music history reserved for the late, great Chris Cornell. Like every great showman before him, though, Cornell was indebted to the greatest frontmen of the past. Looking at his body of work, it would be easy to draw comparisons between Chris Cornell and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin. He viewed his skills as virtuosic on a truly trained level, telling Yahoo Music, “Freddie Mercury had a powerful, almost operatic voice and a stage presence that was undeniable”. I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time, in terms of a rock voice”.