Chris Cornell slams Kanye West as 'retarded'

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 9:21p.m.

Kanye West infuriated Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell at Australia's Big Day Out festival after the rapper's soundsystem disrupted the band's set when he started 45 minutes late.

The 'Stronger' hitmaker was one of the headlining acts at the event on the Gold Coast on Sunday night, but a heavy downpour meant West couldn't begin his show until almost an hour after he was due to take to the stage.

The volume of his set infiltrated Soundgarden's performance on a nearby stage, prompting the group's fans to boo and Cornell himself to speak out over the noise.

He shouted, "Sounds like theres children playing music there, retarded children, retarded as in held back. Theres no other word for it."

Cornell wasn't the only one upset by the hip-hop star's delayed gig - fans waiting to catch the star booed and chanted "bulls**t" as they waited for him to take the stage, according to Goldcoast.com.au.

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