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Kim Thayil
lead guitarist for Soundgarden
Since 1960
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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.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Soundgarden in 2025.
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Kim Thayil est un guitariste américain né le 4 septembre 1960 à Seattle, dans le Washington. Il a fondé le groupe de rock Soundgarden avec Chris Cornell et Hiro Yamamoto en 1984, dont il resta le guitariste soliste jusqu'à leur séparation en 1997, puis lors de leur reformation de 2010 à 2017.
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