Thurston Moore
July 25, 1958 (68 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
- 2026 · The Last Critic as
- 2026 · The Best Summer as Self
- 2026 · Broken English as Self
- 2026 · The Wizard of the Kremlin as Synthesizer Player
- 2025 · Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 · Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2024 · Uncropped 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
- 2020 · Thick Air as Himself
- 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
- 2017 · The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- 2015 · Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 2014 · Station to Station as
- 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 · No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
- 2009 · Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
- 2009 · From The Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2009 · From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 2007 · Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- 2007 · You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson as Self
- 2006 · Cut Shorts as
- 2006 · The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self
- 2005 · Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2005 · Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind as Self
- 2004 · Kill Your Idols as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour
- 2000 · Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
- 2000 · The Hardcore Collection as
- 1998 · Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995 · Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love as
- 1994 · Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994 · Hi Octane as Self (Host)
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Fred Cracklin
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 · Changing Fashions as
- 1992 · 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Musical Guest
- 1988 · Lou Believers as Himself
- 1985 · Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree as
- 1985 · Submit to Me as
- Future · Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement as Self
- 2025 · Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 as
- 2024 · The Road to Ruane as Self
- 2024 · Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story as
- 2019 · Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond as
- 2019 · Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation as
- 2018 · Desolation Center as
- 2017 · Teenage Superstars as Self
- 2016 · Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
- 2014 · It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline as Himself
- 2013 · Lou Reed - Remembered as
- 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
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival as
- 2010 · Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 as
- 2010 · Ecstatic Peace Archives as
- 2008 · New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2008 · I Need That Record! as Himself
- 2007 · Llik Your Idols as Himself
- 2007 · Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Himself
- 2006 · Kill Your Idols: More. as Self
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Self
- 2005 · Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself
- 2005 · Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self
- 2005 · Day Trip Maryanne as
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2004 · Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) as
- 2002 · Pavement: Slow Century as Self
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self
- 2001 · Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 as
- 2000 · Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- 1999 · David S. Ware as Himself
- 1999 · Turn of the Century as Himself
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim as
- 1997 · Don't Bring A Dog as Himself
- 1996 · Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 as
- 1996 · Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 1995 · An Introduction to Harmolodics as
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- 1993 · Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa as
- 1993 · Grunge Pedal as
- 1991 · Skeeno H.C. Rules as
- 1991 · Goo as Self
- 1991 · Rap Damage as
- 1991 · Notebook as
- 1989 · Weatherman '69 as Jeff Jones
- 1988 · Sonic Youth: 930 Club as
- 1988 · Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself
- 1986 · Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis as
- 1986 · Sublapse Video Mag 1 as
- Future · Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as
- Future · Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 as