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Kim ThayilKim Thayil is best known as the guitarist for Seattle, USA grunge band Soundgarden, which he founded with Chris Cornell and Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Thayil's parents are from the south Indian state of Kerala. Born in Seattle in 1960, he grew up in the Chicago suburb of Park Forest, spending some time in India. He met Hiro Yamamoto at Rich East High School in Park Forest. After graduation, they moved to Washington, where Thayil studied at the University of Washington. They joined forces with Cornell, a roommate, to start Soundgarden in 1984. Soundgarden became the first of Seattle's grunge bands to sign with a major label (A&M Records) and went on to release three platinum albums and win two Grammys. They disbanded in April 1997. Since then, Thayil has played guitar for Pigeonhed, with the Presidents of the United States of America, and worked on other projects. Thayil, Kim Thayill, Kim Thayill, Kim Thayil, Kim Thayil, Kim Thayil, Kim
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