Kim Thayil
Actor/Actriz
20
Movies
5
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
Singles
Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)
Live from the Artists Den
Self
Punk
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Hype!
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
Self
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Self
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
Self
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
Himself
Soundgarden - Live From The Artists Den
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Himself
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
Soundgarden - Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991
Unfinished Plan: El camino de Alain Johannes
Self
TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
Soundgarden - Live At Lollapalooza
![Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil](/img/w185/otbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg)
Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
Guitars
Soundgarden: Motorvision
Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990