Kim Thayil
Birthday
1960/09/04 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Also know as
Soundgarden
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.
Acting
(2016) Soundgarden: Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991
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(1990) Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
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(1992) Soundgarden: Motorvision
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(1990) Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990
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![Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FotbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil")
(2014) Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
as Guitars
(1992) Soundgarden: [1992] Pinkpop Festival
as Guitars
(1992) Singles
as Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)
(2011) Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
as Self
(2008) TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
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(1996) Hype!
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(2013) I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
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(2013) Alice in Chains: AIC 23
as Himself
(2016) The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
as Himself
(2019) Soundgarden: Live From The Artists Den
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(2005) Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
as Himself
(2017) Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes
as Self
(1994) Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun
as Kim Thayil
(2020) The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
as Self
(2020) MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self
(2021) This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Punk
as Self
(2009) Live From the Artists Den
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest