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
- 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 · Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self
- 2019 · SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- 2019 · Punk as Self
- 2017 · The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- 2016 · Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
- 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 · Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 2007 · Welcome to My Castle! 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
- 2005 · Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself
- 2004 · Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost as
- 2004 · Kill Your Idols as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour
- 2000 · Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
- 2000 · The Hardcore Collection as
- 1999 · David S. Ware as Himself
- 1998 · Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1996 · Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special 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
- 1986 · Submit to Me as
- 1985 · Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree 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
- 2023 · Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond as
- 2019 · Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self
- 2019 · Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation as
- 2018 · Desolation Center as
- 2017 · Teenage Superstars as Self
- 2015 · Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 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
- 2009 · No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
- 2009 · From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- 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 · 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 Self
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Self
- 2005 · Day Trip Maryanne as
- 2005 · Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 1995 · An Introduction to Harmolodics as
- 1995 · Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self
- 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
- Future · Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 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