“I wanted to be in a band that would appeal to younger musicians like Pink Floyd or the Ramones did to me. That’s the pinnacle of our success”: How Soundgarden returned from the wilderness with King Animal

Soundgarden.

After splitting at the height of their success in 1997, grunge pioneers Soundgarden reunited in 2010, dropping comeback album King Animal two years later. In 2012, late frontman Chris Cornell and guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the sometimes difficult journey that brought them back together.