Chris Cornell's widow believes his struggles with addiction led to the Soundgarden singer's suicide: 'He loved his life'

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Vicky Cornell, the widow of Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell, opened up to Robin Roberts in an emotional interview on "Good Morning America."

She said she believes her late husband's struggle with addiction led to his suicide.

"I don't think that he could make any decisions because of the level of impairment," she said.

She added: "He wanted to be there for his family, for his children. He loved his life. He would never have ever left this world."

Vicky also said there shouldn't be a stigma against addiction.

"People don't recognize it as a disease," she said. "You think addiction is a choice, and it's not."

Cornell, 52, was found dead in a Detroit hotel room in May 2017.

The couple had been married since 2004.

Watch the emotional interview below.

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