Thurston Moore
ActingBorn Jul 25, 1958
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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.
Known For
Weatherman '69
movie1989
365 Day Project
movie2007
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
movie2019
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
movie
Desolation Center
movie2018
Uncropped
movie2024
Hi Octane
tv1994
Cut Shorts
movie2006
Sublapse Video Mag 1
movie1986
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
movie2009
Free Tibet
movie1998
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
movie2019
Filmography
2026The Last Criticmovie2026Broken Englishas Selfmovie2025Sonic Youth: Live in 1991movie2025Pavementsas Self (uncredited)movie2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Buttas Selfmovie2024The Road to Ruaneas Selfmovie2024Uncroppedas Selfmovie2024Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Storymovie2024Scala!!!as Selfmovie2023Louder Than You Thinkas Self (archive footage)movie2022Black Lodgeas Executive Producermovie2022Irma Vepas Original Music Composertv20212020as Musicmovie2021Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.as himselfmovie2021Fire Musicas Executive Producermovie2021Watch the Sound with Mark Ronsonas Selftv2021The Sparks Brothersas Selfmovie2021Poly Styrene: I Am a Clichéas Selfmovie2020Thick Airas Himselfmovie2019Swans: Where Does a Body End?as Selfmovie2019Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyondmovie2019Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Overas Selfmovie2019SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessionsas Selfmovie2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazineas Self - Sonic Youthmovie2019Punkas Selftv2019Sonic Youth: Daydream Nationmovie2018Desolation Centermovie2017Teenage Superstarsas Selfmovie2017The Public Image Is Rottenas Himselfmovie2016Cassette: A Documentary Mixtapeas Himselfmovie2015Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)as Selfmovie2014Station to Stationmovie2014It's Not Repetition, It's Disciplineas Himselfmovie2013Lou Reed - Rememberedmovie2013I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoneymovie2012Ben Lee: Catch My Diseaseas Selfmovie2012The Hardcore Collectionas (archive footage)movie2011Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011movie2011Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festivalmovie2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howardas Selfmovie2011Blank Cityas Selfmovie2011Streetas Musicmovie2011Cleanas Original Music Composermovie2010William S. Burroughs: A Man Withinas Musicmovie2010Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011movie2010Ecstatic Peace Archivesmovie2010Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Childas Selfmovie2010I Was Jack Goldsteinas Musicmovie2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New Yorkas Selfmovie2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBas Selfmovie2009From the Basementas Self - Sonic Youthmovie2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallonas Self - Musical Guesttv2008New York Rock at the BBCas Self - Sonic Youthmovie2008I Need That Record!as Himselfmovie2007365 Day Projectas Selfmovie2007Welcome to My Castle!as Selfmovie2007Llik Your Idolsas Himselfmovie2007You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Ericksonas Selfmovie2007Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle Eastas Himselfmovie2007Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantisas Musicmovie2007Extra Actionas Musicmovie2006Cut Shortsmovie2006Kill Your Idols: More.as Selfmovie2006Noiseas Selfmovie2006The Devil and Daniel Johnstonas Selfmovie2005Punk: Attitudeas Himselfmovie2005Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennesmovie2005Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermindas Selfmovie2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemenas Selfmovie2005Day Trip Maryannemovie2005Cecil Taylor: All The Notesas Himselfmovie2005Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planetas Selfmovie2004(This Is Known as) The Blues Scaleas Selfmovie2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghostmovie2004Kill Your Idolsas Selfmovie2003Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstageas Performermovie2003Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)movie2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Musical Guesttv2002Demonloveras Original Music Composermovie2002Pavement: Slow Centuryas Selfmovie