Acting
Thurston Moore
Also Known As: Sonic Youth
Birth Date
July 25, 1958
(68 years old)
Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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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.
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2003 • 1 episode
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Cool Dad Troubadour
2000 • 1 episode
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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1993 • 4 episodes
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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1992 • 1 episode
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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2009 • 1 episode
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
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1994 • 1 episode
Classic Albums
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Pavements
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2024
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