Kim Thayil remembers Chris Cornell: “He knew what he could do, we all did”

This interview was originally published in Kerrang! issue 1749. Later this evening, Kim Thayil will take to the stage of the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. He’s playing as a member of MC50, the new Wayne Kramer-led iteration of MC5, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the proto punks’ debut album alongside a line-up featuring Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty, King’s X bassist Dug Pinnick, and Zen Guerrilla frontman Marcus Durant. Kerrang! crosses paths with the band’s roadies outside the Empire, enthusiastically wheeling flight cases into the venue, their uniform denim jackets proudly emblazoned with the words ​‘Kick Out The Jams’. We encounter the autograph hunters too, stood at the corner of the alley that flanks the building, their carrier bags bulging with glossy pictu...

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