Aug 18, 2026 5:19 PM
This November, Seattle-based Soundgarden will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.KOMO News Anchor Holly Menino spoke with bassist and founding member
This November, Seattle-based Soundgarden will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
KOMO News Anchor Holly Menino spoke with bassist and founding member Hiro Yamamoto.
He talks about how he, Chris Cornell, and Kim Thayil started the punk rock band and what it was like to be a pioneer of the grunge movement.
He shares why he left and the interests he pursued after leaving Soundgarden.
He also talks about the honor it is to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and how being inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame spearheaded him to get his music career going again.
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