Thurston Moore
Born: 1958-07-25 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
- Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- Broken English as Self
2024
- Scala!!! as Self
- Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
- Uncropped as Self
- The Road to Ruane as Self
2023
- Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Irma Vep ... (Original Music Composer)
- Black Lodge ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- The Sparks Brothers as Self
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson as Self
- Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Self
- Fire Music ... (Executive Producer)
- Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as himself
- 2020 ... (Music)
2020
- Thick Air as Himself
2019
- Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self
- Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self
- Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
- Punk as Self
- SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - Sonic Youth
- Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
2018
2017
- The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- Teenage Superstars as Himself
2016
- Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
2014
- It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline as Himself
2012
- Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self
- The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
2011
- Blank City as Self
- Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
- Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
- Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- Clean ... (Original Music Composer)
- Street ... (Music)
2010
2009
- From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
2008
- New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
- I Need That Record! as Himself
2007
- Llik Your Idols as Himself
- 365 Day Project
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis ... (Music)
- You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson as Self
- Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Himself
- Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- Extra Action ... (Music)
2006
- Noise as Self
- Kill Your Idols: More. as Himself
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self
- Cut Shorts
2005
- Punk: Attitude as Himself
- Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind as Self
- Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
- Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself
- Day Trip Maryanne
- We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
- Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self
2004
2003
2002
- Demonlover ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pavement: Slow Century as Self
- Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
2001
- Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Things Behind the Sun ... (Original Music Composer)
- 25 Years of Punk as Self
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour
- Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
- Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
1999
- Turn of the Century as Himself
- David S. Ware as Himself
1998
- Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
- Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
- Don't Bring A Dog as Himself
1995
- Heavy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self
- The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
- An Introduction to Harmolodics
1994
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Fred Cracklin
- Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
- Hi Octane as Self (Host)
1992
- 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
1991
- Notebook
- Skeeno H.C. Rules
- Rap Damage
- Goo as Self
- Hippy Porn ... (Original Music Composer)
1989
- Weatherman '69 as Jeff Jones
1988
- Lou Believers as Himself
- Sonic Youth: 930 Club
- Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself
1987
- Made in U.S.A. ... (Original Music Composer)
- Submit to Me Now ... (Music)
1984
- Rock My Religion ... (Idea)