Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has introduced his upcoming memoir A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown With Soundgarden And Past for October 28. through writer HarperCollins.
On the memoir, Thayil mentioned: “Hey, all you pals of Soundgarden! Kim Thayil, right here to inform you that I have been engaged on a e-book in the course of the previous few years! It is referred to as A Screaming Life, and it tells my story as an American son of immigrants rising up in Chicago.
“Then, together with one other immigrant’s American son, Hiro Yamamoto, we journey to Seattle as idealistic youths, contain ourselves with underground and unbiased subcultures, and join with Chris Cornell to type Soundgarden. It follows my experiences, journeys and progress with the band and the constructing of the Seattle music scene; in the end, to companion with Matt Cameron and later Ben Shepherd as we labored and performed in the direction of our worldwide successes. I discover the heights, depths and insights gained from my experiences inside the distinctive and particular brotherhood we constructed.”
HarperCollins’ description of the e-book is as follows: “From Soundgarden‘s humble beginnings manifesting grunge in Seattle’s beer-soaked punk golf equipment to their revered standing immediately as rock icons, the band’s journey has been nothing wanting extraordinary. In A Screaming Life, founding member and guitar god Kim Thayil goes backstage to introduce the band that fearlessly pushed the boundaries of rock, invented a brand new style, and amassed fervent followers from each nook of the world.
“Thayil shares the story of how he and his Soundgarden bandmates — Hiro Yamamoto, Ben Shepherd, Matt Cameron, and Chris Cornell — confronted the triumphs and challenges on the street to their meteoric rise.
“His storytelling channels the essence of Soundgarden‘s era-defining sound — one which’s supercharged with uncooked creativity and unapologetic lyrics — and explores the ways in which Soundgarden was formed by the varied backgrounds of its creators: Thayil‘s Indian heritage and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto‘s Japanese background added distinctive dimensions to the band’s id, influencing not solely their music but additionally their experiences within the trade.
“For Soundgarden followers and ‘90s various rock lovers, A Screaming Life not solely offers behind-the-scenes entry to one of the crucial revered bands, nevertheless it additionally demonstrates the facility music and its creators have to rework tradition.”
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