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Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil Says Chris Cornell Would ‘Definitely Be Stoked’ About Rock Hall Induction

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil says he believes late singer Chris Cornell's reaction to the band's Rock Hall induction is that he would "be stoked."

“I felt fairly confident that there was absolutely no reason why we wouldn’t qualify for induction — from how I appraised the work we did and from what I received over the years from our peers and the music industry,” Thayil says. You have to reflect upon our formation and all the hard work, just the weird things we went through — walking miles and stapling posters to telephone poles for a gig 40, 50 people will be at, the van tours — not just of the U.S. but in Europe — sleeping on floors in Motel 6. In the meantime, Cameron is currently on tour with Pearl Jam, and work with Thayil in the band 3rd Secret — which also Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and others — has so far released two albums.

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