Hiro Yamamoto

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Hiro Yamamoto
Birth name Hiro Yamamoto
Born April 13, 1961 (1961-04-13) (age 50)
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Heavy metal, grunge, alternative metal
Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Bass, guitar, vocals
Years active 1984–present
Labels Sub Pop, A&M
Associated acts Soundgarden, Truly

Hiro Yamamoto (born April 13, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984.[1] He left the band in 1989 and one year later he started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks.

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Soundgarden

Yamamoto was a founding bassist of Soundgarden. He appears with the lineup of Cornell, Thayil, and drummer Scott Sundquist on the Deep Six compilation, and with the lineup of Cornell, Thayil, and drummer Matt Cameron on the EPs Screaming Life, Fopp, and Loudest Love, as well as on the albums Ultramega OK and Louder Than Love. In 1989, he left the band to finish his Master's degree in Physical Chemistry at Western Washington University. His last gig with the band was in the Melkweg in Amsterdam, after which they got into an argument and Yamamoto subsequently left. He was replaced on the bass by Jason Everman, formerly of Nirvana, for a brief period of time after which Ben Shepherd was tapped as the permanent replacement.

Like Cornell, Thayil, Cameron, and Shepherd, Yamamoto was active in songwriting for Soundgarden. While a member of Soundgarden, he wrote the following songs for the band:

Truly

In 1991, Yamamoto formed a three-piece indie band, Truly; the other members were former Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and singer Robert Roth. Truly released two studio albums and a compilation of unreleased material before breaking up in 2000.

Discography

Soundgarden
Truly

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Soundgarden". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5483/biography. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
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