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Kim Thayil
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.
Known for
6.4Singles
1992
4.82025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
9.0MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
2020
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
2011
5.6The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
2016
10.0Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
2005
6.8Alice in Chains: AIC 23
2013
6.8Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes
2017
7.4Hype!
1996
7.0I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
2013
8.0Soundgarden - Live From The Artists Den
2019
![Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FotbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
2014
8.0Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
1990
7.5Soundgarden - Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991
2016
Hard Rock Calling: Soundgarden Live at Hyde Park
8.0TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
2008
Soundgarden - Live At Lollapalooza
2010
Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990
1990