. "Thayil, Kim"@en . . "1960Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1980Z"^^ . . . "1960-09-04Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . "Kim Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he cofounded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Thayil was named the 100th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone."@en . "American musician" . . . . "Kim Thayil"@en . .