Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil chronicles the band's ascent in his new memoir

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Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil writes about the ascent of the first grunge band to sign with a major label and the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in his memoir, "A Screaming Life."

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