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
- 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 · Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 as
- 2025 · Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 · Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2024 · The Road to Ruane as Self
- 2024 · Uncropped as Self
- 2024 · Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story as
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2019 · Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation as
- 2018 · Desolation Center as
- 2017 · Teenage Superstars as Self
- 2017 · The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- 2016 · Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
- 2015 · Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 2014 · Station to Station as
- 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 · Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self
- 2012 · The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 as
- 2011 · Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival as
- 2011 · Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- 2011 · Blank City as Self
- 2010 · Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 as
- 2010 · Ecstatic Peace Archives as
- 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 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2008 · New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- 2008 · I Need That Record! as Himself
- 2007 · 365 Day Project as Self
- 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 · Cut Shorts as
- 2006 · Kill Your Idols: More. as Self
- 2006 · Noise as Self
- 2006 · The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self
- 2005 · Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2005 · Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes as
- 2005 · Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind as Self
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Self
- 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
- 2004 · Kill Your Idols as Self
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- 2002 · Pavement: Slow Century as Self
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour
- 2000 · Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- 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 · Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self
- 1995 · Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- 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
- 1991 · Goo as Self
- 1988 · Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself
- 1988 · Lou Believers as Himself
- 1986 · Submit to Me as
- Future · Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 as
- Future · Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 as
- 2005 · Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself
- 2003 · Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) as
- 2002 · Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002 as
- 2001 · Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 as
- 2000 · Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
- 2000 · The Hardcore Collection as
- 1999 · David S. Ware as Himself
- 1999 · Turn of the Century as Himself
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim as
- 1998 · Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998 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 · Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love as
- 1993 · Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa as
- 1993 · Grunge Pedal as
- 1991 · Skeeno H.C. Rules as
- 1991 · Rap Damage as
- 1991 · Notebook as
- 1989 · Weatherman '69 as Jeff Jones
- 1986 · Sublapse Video Mag 1 as
- Future · Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement as Self
- 1988 · Sonic Youth: 930 Club as
- 1986 · Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis as
- 1985 · Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree as