Multi-Instrumentalist Steve Hall on Becoming an Internet Sensation and Getting Superfan Shoutouts

We’ve all tried different things to keep busy and sane during the COVID-19 lockdowns. From cookery and DIY to fitness programs and online pub quizzes, lockdowns have brought out the creative spark in many of us. One person, Pacific Northwest multi-instrumentalist, Steve Hall, used his time and went full quarantine karaoke, learning all of the instrumental and vocals parts to Temple of the Dog’s classic “Hunger Strike.” However, while for most of us, our crazy lockdown ideas go no further than the four walls, Hall soon found himself not only an internet sensation but also being brought to the attention of Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready who gave the Pearl Jam and Soundgarden fan a shoutout on Twitter. One of the more bizarre success stories to come out of lockdown, there was no way we wer...