1992Nominee
Best Performance
Singles
Kim Thayil
Actor
Seattle, Washington, USA
September 4, 1960
Biography
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.
Photo
Representative Works
![Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/otbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg)
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Performance
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2020Winner
Best Performance
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Career Highlights
1996Highlight
Best Performance
Hype!
2001Highlight
Best Performance
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Video
Singles
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
VH1 News Special: Grunge