Let's make this birthday one to remember.

64 years old (Born on September 04, 1960)

Happy Birthday, Kim Thayil! May your day be brighter than a "Black Hole Sun" and filled with riffs as legendary as your beard. Your guitar solos have melted faces for decades—seriously, scientists are still studying the phenomenon.

From co-founding Soundgarden to crafting iconic hits that defined an era, you've rocked stages worldwide and inspired countless air-guitar sessions in living rooms everywhere. Here's hoping this year brings you even more epic moments—and perhaps fewer requests from fans asking how exactly one escapes a black hole sun!

Keep shredding strong; you're timelessly awesome. Rock on forever, Kim!