Thurston Moore
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
113
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-07-25 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Acting
2025
Pavements as Not available2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self2024
Scala!!! as Self2024
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story as Not available2024
The Road to Ruane as Self2023
Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)2021
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson as Self2021
The Sparks Brothers as Self2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Self2021
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as himself2020
Sonic Youth: From The Basement as self2020
Thick Air as Himself2019
Punk as Self2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - Sonic Youth2019
Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self2019
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self2019
Daydream Nation as Not available2019
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self2019
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond as Not available2018
Desolation Center as Not available2017
Teenage Superstars as Himself2017
The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself2016
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself2014
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline as Himself2013
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney as Not available2012
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self2012
The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)2011
Blank City as Self2011
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self2011
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 as Not available2010
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child as Self2010
Ecstatic Peace Archives as Not available2010
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 as Not available2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self2009
From The Basement as Self - Sonic Youth2009
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self2008
I Need That Record! as Himself2008
New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth2007
365 Day Project as Not available2007
Welcome to My Castle! as Self2007
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Himself2007
Llik Your Idols as Himself2007
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson as Self2006
The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self2006
Cut Shorts as Not available2006
Noise as Self2006
Kill Your Idols: More. as Himself2005
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself2005
Punk: Attitude as Himself2005
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself2005
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as Not available2005
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self2005
Day Trip Maryanne as Not available2004
Kill Your Idols as Himself2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self2004
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as Not available2003
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) as Not available2003
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer2002
Pavement: Slow Century as Self2001
25 Years of Punk as Self2000
Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour2000
Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Not available2000
Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000 as Not available2000
Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself1999
Turn of the Century as Himself1999
David S. Ware as Himself1998
Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth1997
Classic Albums as Self1997
Don't Bring A Dog as Himself1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 as Not available1995
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self1995
An Introduction to Harmolodics as Not available1995
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self1995
Blood on the Beach as Self1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Fred Cracklin1994
Hi Octane as Self (Host)1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self1993
Changing Fashions as Not available1993
Grunge Pedal as Not available1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self1991
Goo as Self1991
Rap Damage as Not available1991
Skeeno H.C. Rules as Not available1991
Sonic Youth - Goo as Himself1991
Notebook as Not available1989
Weatherman '69 as Jeff Jones1988
Lou Believers as Himself1988
Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself1986
Submit to Me as Not available1986
Sublapse Video Mag 1 as Not availableNaN
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as Not available1986
Death Valley '69 as Not availableCrew
2022
Black Lodge Executive Producer2022
Irma Vep Original Music Composer2021
2020 Music2021
Fire Music Executive Producer2011
Street Music2011
Clean Original Music Composer2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Music2010
I Was Jack Goldstein Music2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Music2007
Extra Action Music2002
Demonlover Original Music Composer2001
Things Behind the Sun Original Music Composer1995
Heavy Original Music Composer1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke Title Designer1991
Goo Writer1991
Goo Director1991
Hippy Porn Original Music Composer1987
Submit to Me Now Music1987
Made in U.S.A. Original Music Composer1984
Rock My Religion Idea