Thurston Moore
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.
Filmography
The Last Critic
The Last Critic
The Best Summer
as Self
The Best Summer
as Self
Broken English
as Self
Broken English
as Self
The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Synthesizer Player
The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Synthesizer Player
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
Pavements
as Self (uncredited)
Pavements
as Self (uncredited)
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self
The Road to Ruane
as Self
The Road to Ruane
as Self
Uncropped
as Self
Uncropped
as Self
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Scala!!!
as Self
Scala!!!
as Self
Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)
Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
as himself
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
as himself
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self
Thick Air
as Himself
Thick Air
as Himself
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
as Self
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
as Self
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
as Self
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
as Self
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
as Self
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Sonic Youth
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Desolation Center
Desolation Center
Teenage Superstars
as Self
Teenage Superstars
as Self
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
as Himself
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
as Himself
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
Station to Station
Station to Station
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself
Lou Reed - Remembered
Lou Reed - Remembered
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
Blank City
as Self
Blank City
as Self
Ecstatic Peace Archives
Ecstatic Peace Archives
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
as Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
as Self
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
as Self
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
From the Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
From the Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
From The Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
From The Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
New York Rock at the BBC
as Self - Sonic Youth
New York Rock at the BBC
as Self - Sonic Youth
I Need That Record!
as Himself
I Need That Record!
as Himself
365 Day Project
as Self
365 Day Project
as Self
Llik Your Idols
as Himself
Llik Your Idols
as Himself
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
as Self
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
as Self
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
as Himself
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
as Himself
Cut Shorts
Cut Shorts
Noise
as Self
Noise
as Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
as Self
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Self
Day Trip Maryanne
Day Trip Maryanne
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
as Himself
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
as Himself
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
as Self
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
as Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
as Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
as Self
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Kill Your Idols
as Self
Kill Your Idols
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
as Performer
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
as Performer
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
Pavement: Slow Century
as Self
Pavement: Slow Century
as Self
25 Years of Punk
as Self
25 Years of Punk
as Self
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
Record Player: Christian Marclay
as Himself
Record Player: Christian Marclay
as Himself
The Hardcore Collection
The Hardcore Collection
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
as Self
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
as Self
David S. Ware
as Himself
David S. Ware
as Himself
Turn of the Century
as Himself
Turn of the Century
as Himself
Free Tibet
as Self - Sonic Youth
Free Tibet
as Self - Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
Don't Bring A Dog
as Himself
Don't Bring A Dog
as Himself
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
Tibetan Freedom Concert
as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
as Self
An Introduction to Harmolodics
An Introduction to Harmolodics
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as Self
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as Self
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach
as Self
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach
as Self
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
Changing Fashions
Changing Fashions
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
Grunge Pedal
Grunge Pedal
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
Skeeno H.C. Rules
Skeeno H.C. Rules
Goo
as Self
Goo
as Self
Rap Damage
Rap Damage
Notebook
Notebook
Weatherman '69
as Jeff Jones
Weatherman '69
as Jeff Jones
Sonic Youth: 930 Club
Sonic Youth: 930 Club
Lou Believers
as Himself
Lou Believers
as Himself
Sublapse Video Mag 1
Sublapse Video Mag 1
Submit to Me
Submit to Me
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996