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Kim Thayil's Memoir Chronicles Soundgarden's Grunge Legacy

10/29/2025

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Kim Thayil, Soundgarden guitarist, announced his memoir, "A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond," to be released on May 19, 2026, co-written with Adem Tepedelen.
The book traces Thayil's journey from his immigrant upbringing in Chicago to co-founding Soundgarden in Seattle.
It also examines the band's rise in the grunge scene and the influence of Thayil's Indian heritage and Hiro Yamamoto's Japanese background.
The memoir coincides with Soundgarden's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on November 8, and the band will perform with guest vocalists in honor of the late Chris Cornell.

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Kim Thayil, Soundgarden guitarist, announced his memoir, "A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond," to be released on May 19, 2026, co-written with Adem Tepedelen.
The book traces Thayil's journey from his immigrant upbringing in Chicago to co-founding Soundgarden in Seattle.
It also examines the band's rise in the grunge scene and the influence of Thayil's Indian heritage and Hiro Yamamoto's Japanese background.
The memoir coincides with Soundgarden's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on November 8, and the band will perform with guest vocalists in honor of the late Chris Cornell.