“I played about eight different guitar tunings – I threw the idea of patterns and scales out the window”: Kim Thayil hits back at being called a “sloppy” guitarist

Guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden performs on stage during the NFL Kickoff concert presented by Xbox before the Seattle Seahawks play the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field on September 4, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.

Kim Thayil has dismissed a review that called his guitar playing “sloppy” while detailing how his love for alternate tunings saw him disregard all he knew about shapes and scales.

In an extensive interview with Pete Thorn, Thayil – arguably the most experimental guitarist to come out of the Seattle scene in the ‘90s – wasn’t coy with his answers.