Susan Silver

Susan Silver is known for being the manager of several Rock bands from Seattle, most notably Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Screaming Trees. Her managing career began in 1983 with the band The U-Men, then First Thought became her client. In 1985, she started dating singer Chris Cornell, and in 1986 she became the manager of his band, Soundgarden. Silver was also managing Screaming Trees, and in 1988, she met manager Kelly Curtis, who at the time ran a production company with his friend Ken Deans. Deans managed Alice In Chains, and when Curtis got interested in working with Mother Love Bone, he decided he didn't want to manage them any more, so Silver and Curtis became Alice In Chains' co-managers. Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic claims that it was Soundgarden's decision to sign with A&M Records - and the advice given by the latter's then-manager [Silver] - that had given his band the confidence to sign with Geffen Records.