Thurston Moore
July 25, 1958 (67 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2025 · Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 · Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2024 · The Road to Ruane as Self
- 2024 · Scala!!! as Self
- 2023 · Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as himself
- 2021 · Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson as Self
- 2021 · The Sparks Brothers as Self
- 2021 · Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Self
- 2019 · Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self
- 2019 · SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- 2019 · Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2019 · Punk as Self
- 2018 · Desolation Center as
- 2017 · Teenage Superstars as Himself
- 2017 · The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- 2015 · Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 2014 · It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline as Himself
- 2012 · Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self
- 2011 · Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- 2011 · Blank City as Self
- 2010 · Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child as Self
- 2009 · Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
- 2009 · From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2008 · I Need That Record! as Himself
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as
- 2006 · Cut Shorts as
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2006 · The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2004 · Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) as
- 2000 · Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000 as
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour
- 1999 · Turn of the Century as Himself
- 1998 · Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1995 · An Introduction to Harmolodics as
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994 · Hi Octane as Self (Host)
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Fred Cracklin
- 1993 · Changing Fashions as
- 1992 · 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1991 · Notebook as
- 1986 · Submit to Me as
- Future · Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as
- 2024 · Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story as
- 2020 · Thick Air as Himself
- 2020 · Sonic Youth: From The Basement as self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond as
- 2019 · Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self
- 2019 · Daydream Nation as
- 2016 · Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
- 2013 · I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney as
- 2012 · The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 as
- 2010 · Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 as
- 2010 · Ecstatic Peace Archives as
- 2009 · No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
- 2008 · New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2007 · Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- 2007 · Llik Your Idols as Himself
- 2007 · You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson as Self
- 2007 · Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Himself
- 2006 · Kill Your Idols: More. as Himself
- 2005 · Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2005 · Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself
- 2005 · Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self
- 2005 · Day Trip Maryanne as
- 2004 · Kill Your Idols as Self
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2002 · Pavement: Slow Century as Self
- 2002 · Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002 as
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self
- 2000 · Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
- 2000 · Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- 1999 · David S. Ware as Himself
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998 as
- 1997 · Don't Bring A Dog as Himself
- 1996 · Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 as
- 1995 · Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self
- 1995 · Blood on the Beach as Self
- 1993 · Grunge Pedal as
- 1991 · Skeeno H.C. Rules as
- 1991 · Goo as Self
- 1991 · Rap Damage as
- 1989 · Weatherman '69 as Jeff Jones
- 1988 · Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself
- 1988 · Lou Believers as Himself
- 1986 · Sublapse Video Mag 1 as
- 1986 · Death Valley '69 as
- 1985 · Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree as