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Born September 4, 1960 · Seattle, Washington, USA
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.

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
2019
Hype! 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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/otbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg)
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

Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
2005

VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001

Hype!
1996

Singles
1992
Soundgarden: [1992] Pinkpop Festival
1992

Soundgarden: Motorvision
1992

Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
1990

Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990
1990