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Kim Thayil

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Seattle, Washington, USA, 1960-09-04

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1990	Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990		0
2	1990	Soundgarden: Louder Than Live		0
3	1992	Soundgarden: Motorvision		100
4	1992	Soundgarden: [1992] Pinkpop Festival	Guitars	0
5	1992	Singles	Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)	64
6	1994	Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun	Kim Thayil	100
7	1996	Hype!		74
8	2005	Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story	Himself	0
9	2008	TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears		80
10	2010	Soundgarden - Live At Lollapalooza		0
11	2011	Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind	Self	0
12	2013	Alice in Chains: AIC 23	Himself	68
13	2013	I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney		68
14	2014	Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil	Guitars	0
15	2016	The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale	Himself	56
16	2016	Soundgarden: Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991		0
17	2017	Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes	Self	65
18	2019	Soundgarden: Live From The Artists Den		80
19	2020	The Postal Service Zoom Auditions	Self	0
20	2020	MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains	Self	90

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest	70
2	2009	Live from the Artists Den	Self	60
3	2019	Punk	Self	78
4	2021	This Is Pop	Self (archive footage)	58