In 1980, Thurston Moore formed the band
Sonic Youth as a lead guitarist and singer
with
Kim Gordon (bass guitars/vocals)
and
Lee Ranaldo (lead guitars/vocals). In
1981, they released their debut album "Sonic Youth", which attracted
lots of attention for using feedback in music. They later released the
highly acclaimed albums "Sister", "Daydream Nation" (1988), "Goo"
(1990), "Dirty" (1992), etc, which inspired bands like
Nirvana,
Pavement and
Radiohead. By 1998, they had released 14
albums, their latest one, "a thousand leaves", getting incredible
reviews. In 1983, Thurston married
Kim Gordon, and their daughter,
Coco Gordon-Moore, was born in 1994.
Moore has been described as the world's greatest and most innovative
guitarist, and
Sonic Youth as the greatest
guitar band ever. He also admits to experimenting with cannabis and
LSD, but no longer takes drugs, or smokes.