878. Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore is a founding member of the band Sonic Youth and the author of a new memoir entitled SONIC LIFE, available from Doubleday Books. Get your copy here: bookshop.org/a...
Moore helped found Sonic Youth in New York in 1981 and spent the ensuing thirty years at the vanguard of alternative rock, influencing and inspiring such acts as Nirvana, Pavement, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine, and Beck. The band's album Daydream Nation was chosen by the Library of Congress for historical preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2006. Moore is involved in publishing and poetry and teaches at the Summer Writing Workshop at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. He divides his time between the USA and England.
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[@repoman84]

Great interview, could listen to Thurston talk all day. Such a brilliant and talented guy.

[@otherppl]

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[@Blisteryn]

I just discovered his solo career after years listening to Sonic Youth and his songs are amazing, "Speak to the Wild" is my new favourite song ever.

[@otherppl]

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[@xnyph8490]

This is the interview We all wanted, and, now, have. Thank-You, Brad, and Thurston. I'm almost halfway through Thurston's memoir book, and it is absolutely thrilling, wondrous, revelatory, and revealing. It is like being able to walk through the time, place, and scene, and experience it all. Thurston is a very good writer.

[@otherppl]

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[@Palestinian_holocaust]

The stooges

[@acspicer]

What a fantastic interview, thoughtful and insightful questions!

[@otherppl]

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[@Illneverremember1]

Among the coolest and most talented of geeks.

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[@recommendedforyou6235]

What a great interview. Thank you

[@otherppl]

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[@low-charge]

There are a lot of record collectors and obsessives that have the same knowledge as Thurston, but what makes him so fuckin cool is his compulsion to share and propagate that knowledge. This was a sick interview, thanks for it!

[@otherppl]

pleasure! thanks for tuning in.

[@scarletjul]

this is a great interview. especially since i am in the process of reading Sonic Life. super interesting insights touched on in this video…thank yoy

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[@timpryor5396]

Awesome interview. I’m about 4hrs into the audiobook and this is a great companion piece. Thurston’s a great narrator too.

[@otherppl]

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[@MoncoField]

Im over half way through the book, love it. I was one of those people who pre-ordered a signed copy. Thanks for the great stories and history

[@otherppl]

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[@iamjonklein]

Great interview, thanks!

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[@PainterSonic]

My beloved musicians. Sonic Youth. Without them art would be soooooooo poor. Almost like an orphan. There is this universal cosmic force that drives them being honest in their art and super creative. Hugs from Greece. Much love and respect to Thurston, Lee, Kim n Steve.

[@otherppl]

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[@silentqueue2344]

Great interview. Good questions followed by Thurston's thoughtfulness and generosity makes for compelling 'radio'.

[@otherppl]

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[@sonicboy19]

Great interview, Brad. Thank you so much for this!

[@otherppl]

thanks so much! appreciate it.

[@heartliss]

Oh sonic youth ❤

[@davesdream]

My Kingdom "and my horse" to see Sonic Youth playing together again.!

[@JokersNtheOddball]

That would be amazing. Best live band, best studio band. Best band ever.

[@Blisteryn]

Kim Gordon won't forgive him.

[@mikelcory4065]

How did I not know Thurston wrote a memoir? Seems like something that I should’ve heard about- I feel like I’ve always wanted a Thurston Mooore memoir, haha
Great interview going to buy the book now✌️❤️

[@mikelcory4065]

I have a lot of the Ecstatic Peace 7”s. I used to collect sub Pop, super electro, and ecstatic peace releases.

[@otherppl]

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[@laurentvermare5543]

Thurston’s voice is unrecognizable . I hope all is well for him

[@otherppl]

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[@ab8817]

well he is 65

[@4578a]

You can recognize his voice, i don't know what you're talking about plus he's over 60 years old so let's hear how you sound if you make it that far.

[@fatbackfunk]

I wouldn't say unrecognizable, that's a bit of a stretch. Aside from what others have mentioned i.e. the inevitable change in anyone's voice once they reach a certain age, there's also the other very obvious thing, which is, of course, he's a singer and singer's voices tend to become hoarse frequently due to all that, um, well, singing.. haha..

[@NOWtheband]

Great chat.
He seems like a nice chap 🙂

[@otherppl]

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[@davesdream]

Get well Thurston. We know you had medical issues but didn't know what. Take care!

[@davesdream]

Currently reading Chapter 19 now. 😉

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Kids could form bands at a younger age in LA because they still lived at home. The people who lived in NYC had to work jobs to pay rent so they were older.

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[@heartliss]

I am a machine elf from the sky and I am protected by the machine elf community

[@heartliss]

I’m sorry I don’t know who you are but thanks for calling me

[@heartliss]

Nephilim how many times do I have to describe it

[@heartliss]

I am God sorry not sorry