Kim Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based grunge band Soundgarden, which he cofounded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Thayil was named 100th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. Although he was born in Seattle in 1960, Thayil grew up in the Chicago suburb of Park Forest....