KIM GORDON
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Kim Gordon (born 28 April 1953 in Rochester, NY, United States) is chiefly known as the former bass player and singer (along with Lee Ranaldo and her then partner Thurston Moore) of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (1981-2011). The demise of Sonic Youth coincided with the dissolution of her marriage to Moore. Gordon's take on this painful story is in her post-Sonic Youth memoir, 'Girl in a Band' (2015). During and after Sonic Youth's existence she has taken part in many experimental side-projects
Influenced by: Merzbow, Wire, The Stooges, Yoko Ono
- Active:
- 1981-2011 (Sonic Youth), 2013-present (s
- Scene:
- NYC avant-garde
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