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Kim Thayil
Also Known As: Soundgarden
Birth Date
September 4, 1960
(66 years old)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Biography
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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
2014 • 1 episode
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993 • 1 episode
Live from the Artists Den
Self
2009 • 1 episode
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021 • 1 episode
Singles
Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)
1992
Punk
Self
2019 • 1 episode
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2025
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self
2001
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
Self
2016
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
Self
2020
Hype!
1996
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
2020
Soundgarden: Motorvision
1992
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Self
2011
Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
Himself
2005
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Himself
2013
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
1990
TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
2008
Hype! 20 Years After
Self
2017
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
2013