Kim Thayil

Kim Anand Thayil born September 4 1960 is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattlebased rock band Soundgarden which he cofounded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984 Cornell and Thayil remained as the original members of the band until Cornells death in 2017 and the bands 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