- Born
- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Kim Thayil was born on September 4, 1960 in Renton, Washington, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Say Anything (1989), The Basketball Diaries (1995) and Pump Up the Volume (1990).
- Long hair and beard
- Lead guitarist and songwriter for alt rock band Soundgarden.
- Has a degree in Philosophy
- Parents are of East Indian descent.
- In 2026 he published his autobiography "A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond".
- [Interview magazine, March 1994] In 20 years I'd like to see young musicians discovering our records and being influenced by them, just like people were yelling about the Stooges five years ago. I just wouldn't want to be a blurb.
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