Audioslave Was An American Hard Rock Supergroup That Formed In Los Angeles CA In 2001. It Consisted Of Soundgarden Frontman And Rhythm Guitarist Chris Cornell And The Former Instrumentalists Of Rage Against The Machine Tom Morello lead Guitar Tim Commerford bass And Backing Vocals And Brad Wilk drums . Audioslave Released Three Successful Albums Received Three Grammy Nominations Sold More Than Eight Million Records Worldwide And Became The First American Rock Band To Perform An Open-Air Concert In Cuba. Read More On Last.Fm
"Be Yourself" Is The First Single By Audioslave For Their Second Album Out Of Exile. It Was Released In 2005. The Lyrics Were Inspired By Events From Frontman Chris Cornell's Own Life. "The 'be Yourself' Part Really Just Came From A Lot Of Things That I've Gone Through In My Life And A Lot Of Different Changes And All The Different Tragedies And All The Horrendously Stupid Mistakes I've Made In My Personal Life And Wanting To Be Able To Make Up For Those Things And Wanting To Be Able To Not Be Ashamed All That Stuff " He Explained. "You Know That's The One Thing About Getting Older That's Better And This Song Kinda Says It So Simply To A Degree That 10 Years Ago I Would've Been Embarrassed To Put It In A Song 'cause It Is So Simple. But There It Is." This Song Was One The Theme Songs For Wrestlemania 26.