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Kim Thayil
Born: 1960-09-04
• Seattle, Washington, USA
Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Cornell and Thayil remained as the original members of the band until Cornell's death in 2017, and the band's subsequent split in 2018. Thayil was named the 100th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2010, and the 67th greatest guitarist of all time by SPIN in 2012. Thayil has won two Grammy Awards as a member of Soundgarden.
Filmography
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
Soundgarden - Live From The Artists Den
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Hype! 20 Years After
Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes
Soundgarden - Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Soundgarden - Live At Lollapalooza
TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Hype!
Singles
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Soundgarden: [1992] Pinkpop Festival
Soundgarden: Motorvision
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990