Kim Thayil says that even before Chris Cornell ‘s death in 2017, the members of Soundgarden would have conversations about the band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil hopes to release the band’s final songs with Chris Cornell. During a recent Rolling Stone interview, Thayil, who co-founded the Seattle grunge stars in 1984 ...

Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil struggled to play on 'Black Hole Sun' at first due to a more intricate technical difficulty that required special attention.

And according to Soundgarden’s founding guitarist, Kim Thayil, their late great frontman Chris Cornell would have “definitely been stoked” about the band getting recognition from the Hall of ...

Kim Thayil, left, and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden perform during their set at the launch of the video game, "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock," in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010.

Soundgarden, from left, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd, appear at the iTunes Festival showcase during the SXSW Music Festival on March 13, 2014, in Austin, Texas.

Chris Cornell, who formed the band with bassist Hiro Yamamoto and guitarist Kim Thayil, died in Detroit in 2017. The singer's death was ruled a suicide by coroner's investigators, The Associated ...

From left, Soundgarden band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd perform during "I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell" at The Forum, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Inglewood ...

The surviving, non-singing members of Soundgarden -- guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron -- are reuniting under their previous alias Nudedragons. The surviving, non ...