Kim Thayil on Soundgarden's Untold Stories, Chris Cornell and the Birth of Grunge

About this episode

Kim Thayil discusses his experiences with Soundgarden, including unreleased recordings and his new memoir.

The legendary guitarist reflects on synesthesia, unreleased Soundgarden recordings, turning down Gene Simmons, and his new memoir, A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond

People in this episode

Guest: Kim Thayil

Topics covered

• music
• grunge
• guitar
• memoir
• Soundgarden
• synesthesia

Keywords

• Kim Thayil
• Soundgarden
• Chris Cornell
• grunge
• memoir
• synesthesia
• Gene Simmons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soundgarden

Books & works: A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond

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