Hiro Yamamoto - Soundgarden

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. His last gig with the band was in 1989 at 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. After his departure Yamamoto finished his Master's degree in Physical Chemistry at Western Washington University.

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:

• "Tears to Forget" (Screaming Life) music (co-written)
• "Kingdom of Come" (Fopp) credited to Soundgarden
• "All Your Lies" (Ultramega OK) music (co-written)
• "665" (Ultramega OK) music
• "667" (Ultramega OK) music
• "Circle of Power" (Ultramega OK) lyrics, vocals
• "Nazi Driver" (Ultramega OK) music
• "Power Trip" (Louder Than Love) music
• "I Awake" (Louder Than Love) ... music
• "No Wrong No Right" (Louder Than Love) ... music
• "Heretic" (Loudest Love) ... lyrics