Thurston Moore
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-07-25 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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
Acting
(2025)
(2025)
(2024)
Scala!!!
as Self
(2024)
(2024)
The Road to Ruane
as Self
(2023)
Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
(2021)
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self
(2021)
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
as himself
(2020)
(2020)
Thick Air
as Himself
(2019)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Sonic Youth
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2018)
(2017)
Teenage Superstars
as Himself
(2017)
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
(2016)
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
as Himself
(2015)
(2014)
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself
(2013)
(2012)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
(2012)
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
(2011)
(2011)
Blank City
as Self
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2009)
From The Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
(2009)
(2008)
I Need That Record!
as Himself
(2008)
New York Rock at the BBC
as Self - Sonic Youth
(2007)
(2007)
Llik Your Idols
as Himself
(2007)
Welcome to My Castle!
as Self
(2007)
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
as Himself
(2007)
(2006)
(2006)
Noise
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
Kill Your Idols: More.
as Himself
(2005)
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
(2005)
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
as Himself
(2005)
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Himself
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
(2004)
Kill Your Idols
as Himself
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
as Performer
(2002)
Pavement: Slow Century
as Self
(2001)
25 Years of Punk
as Self
(2000)
(2000)
Record Player: Christian Marclay
as Himself
(2000)
(1999)
Turn of the Century
as Himself
(1999)
David S. Ware
as Himself
(1998)
Free Tibet
as Self - Sonic Youth
(1997)
Don't Bring A Dog
as Himself
(1996)
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
Blood on the Beach
as Self
(1994)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
(1993)
(1993)
(1992)
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
(1991)
Goo
as Self
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
Sonic Youth - Goo
as Himself
(1991)
(1989)
Weatherman '69
as Jeff Jones
(1988)
Lou Believers
as Himself
(1988)
Put More Blood Into the Music
as Himself
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
Crew
(2022)
Black Lodge
Executive Producer
(2021)
2020
Music
(2021)
Fire Music
Executive Producer
(2011)
Street
Music
(2011)
Clean
Original Music Composer
(2010)
(2010)
I Was Jack Goldstein
Music
(2007)
(2007)
Extra Action
Music
(2002)
Demonlover
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Things Behind the Sun
Original Music Composer
(1995)
Heavy
Original Music Composer
(1992)
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Title Designer
(1991)
Goo
Writer, Director
(1991)
Hippy Porn
Original Music Composer
(1987)
Submit to Me Now
Music
(1987)
Made in U.S.A.
Original Music Composer
(1984)
Rock My Religion
Idea