
Acting · 65 years old
Seattle, Washington, USA
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.

Soundgarden: Motorvision

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self

Soundgarden - Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991

TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears

Soundgarden - Live From The Artists Den

Punk
Self

Hype!

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Himself

Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes
Self

Singles
Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)

Live from the Artists Den
Self

This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest

The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
Self

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self

Soundgarden: Louder Than Live

Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990
![Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FotbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg&w=256&q=80)
Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
Guitars

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Self