Hiro Yamamoto

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Hiro Yamamoto
Yamamoto in a 1987 promo photo
Background information
Birth name	Hiro D. Yamamoto
Born	(1961-04-13) April 13, 1961 (age 64) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Origin	Park Forest, Illinois
Genres	Heavy metal, grunge, alternative metal, garage rock, surf music, exotica
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, vocals, guitar
Years active	1984–2006 2008–present
Labels	Sub Pop, A&M
Member of	Truly, Stereo Donkey
Formerly of	Soundgarden

Hiro D. Yamamoto^[1] (born April 13, 1961) is a Japanese-American bassist who was a founding member of grunge band Soundgarden, along with Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell, in 1984.^[2] He left the band in 1989; two years later, Yamamoto started the independent rock band Truly together with Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel and Robert Roth from The Storybook Krooks. In 2016, Yamamoto co-founded the surf trio Stereo Donkey. In 2025, Yamamoto will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of Soundgarden.^[3]