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Kim Thayil
Thayil performing with MC5 in 2018.
Background information
Birth name
Kim Anand Thayil
Born
(1960-09-04) September 4, 1960 (age 63) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, heavy metal
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1980–present
Labels
A&M, SST, Sub Pop
Musical artist
Kim Anand Thayil[1] (born September 4, 1960)[2][3] 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,[4] and the 67th greatest guitarist of all time by SPIN in 2012.[5] Thayil has won two Grammy Awards as a member of Soundgarden.[6]
^American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (December 28, 2023). "Flower". ASCAP Repertory.
^Kim Thayil Biography Unofficial SG Homepage.
^"Soundgarden's Kim Thayil on Protests, Quarantine and Teaming Up With Brandi Carlile". SPIN Magazine. June 11, 2010.
^"100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks". Rolling Stone. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
^"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Spin. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^"Kim Thayil". Grammy.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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...
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100. "Black Rain" peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart. KimThayil explained the title Telephantasm as "an illusion at a distance, or a ghost...
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