Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1960-09-04 (Age: 66)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Kim Thayil
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.
Filmography (22)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
2020
Soundgarden - Live From The Artists Den
2019Hype! 20 Years After
2017
Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes
2017
Soundgarden - Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991
2016
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
2016
Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
2014
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
2013
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
2013
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
2011
Soundgarden - Live At Lollapalooza
2010
TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
2008
