Born 1958 (age 67) · Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Appears in 135 titles

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 Devil and Daniel Johnston
The Wizard of the Kremlin
6.5
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026
as Synthesizer Player
The Sparks Brothers
7.3
The Sparks Brothers
2021
as Self
Punk: Attitude
7.1
Punk: Attitude
2005
as Himself
1991: The Year Punk Broke
6.8
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
as Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Submit to Me
5.3
Submit to Me
1986
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
6.3
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
2016
as Himself
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
I Need That Record!
6.4
I Need That Record!
2008
as Himself
Blank City
7.1
Blank City
2011
as Self
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
Kill Your Idols
7.5
Kill Your Idols
2004
as Self
Pavements
6.8
Pavements
2025
as Self (uncredited)
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard