Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.
In 2012, Moore started new band Chelsea Light Moving, with their first track, "Burroughs", released as a free download.
Read more about Thurston Moore: Early Years, Sonic Youth, Work Outside of Sonic Youth, Record Label and Writings, Personal Life, Equipment, Solo Discography and Collaborations
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“I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all
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—Marianne Moore (1887–1972)