[PAR] [TLE] Soundgarden [SEP] Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto.  Matt Cameron became the band's full-time drummer in 1986, while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990.  The band dissolved in 1997 and reformed in 2010.  Cornell remained in Soundgarden until his death in May 2017, putting the band's future in doubt and leaving Thayil as the only remaining original member of the band. [PAR] [TLE] Hiro Yamamoto [SEP] Hiro Yamamoto (山本 紘 , Yamamoto Hiro , born April 13, 1961) is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984.  He left the band in 1989, and two years later, he started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks.
[PAR] [TLE] Soundgarden [ SEP ] Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle , Washington , in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell , lead guitarist Kim Thayil , and bassist Hiro Yamamoto . Matt Cameron became the band 's full - time drummer in 1986 , while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990 . The band dissolved in 1997 and reformed in 2010 . Cornell remained in Soundgarden until his death in May 2017 , putting the band 's future in doubt and leaving Thayil as the only remaining original member of the band . [PAR] [TLE] Hiro Yamamoto [ SEP ] Hiro Yamamoto ( 山本 紘 , Yamamoto Hiro , born April 13 , 1961 ) is an American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden , along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell in 1984 . He left the band in 1989 , and two years later , he started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks .
What is the name of the bassist, one of the founding members of the Seattle based American Rock band Soundgarden, who left the band in 1989 and started an independent rock band Truly together?
What is the name of the bassist , one of the founding members of the Seattle based American Rock band Soundgarden , who left the band in 1989 and started an independent rock band Truly together ?
Hiro Yamamoto
Hiro Yamamoto