Kim Thayil On New Book A Screaming Life, Preserving Soundgarden Legacy
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Hollywood & Entertainment Kim Thayil On New Book A Screaming Life, Preserving Soundgarden Legacy By Jim Ryan,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business of music Follow Author Jun 12, 2026, 05:24pm EDTRIDGEFIELD, WA - AUGUST 29: Kim Thayil of Soundgarden performs on stage at Sleep Country Amphitheater on August 29, 2014 in Ridgefield, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)Getty Images For co-founding Soundgarden guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Kim Thayil, who personally curated the 2014 6 LP box set Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path, properly preserving the band’s history and legacy has long been a priority.
In his new book A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown With Soundgarden and Beyond (now available in a variety of formats via publisher HarperCollins), Thayil tells not just his own story but Soundgarden’s too, factchecking where necessary as he traces the roots and rise of Seattle’s grunge rock scene and Soundgarden’s place at the very forefront of it.