Thurston Moore is the cofounding guitar player and vocalist of the band Sonic Youth.
His new memoir, titled “Sonic Life” (released Oct. 24 on Doubleday), tells the story of a lifetime spent immersed in music, from growing up in Bethel, Connecticut, to discovering downtown New York’s music scene of the late 1970s and early ‘80s.
Moore had a front-row seat to witness the emergence of New York’s punk, new wave, hardcore and indie rock scenes.
His memoir is a tribute to these creative musical communities that inspired him to redefine the trajectory of guitars in rock music while carrying the spirit of the avant-garde to wholly new peaks for both mainstream and underground music.
Sonic Youth went on to define the indie and alternative rock scenes of the ‘90s through albums like Daydream Nation, Goo and Dirty, until disbanding in 2011, two years after releasing their final album, “The Eternal,” for Matador Records.
