Thurston Moore
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026)
as Synthesizer Player
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
Pavements (2025)
as Self (uncredited)
The Best Summer (2026)
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2026)
as Self
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Self
An Introduction to Harmolodics (1995)
Actor
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)
as Self
The Public Image Is Rotten (2017)
as Himself
Broken English (2026)
as Self
Lou Believers (1988)
as Himself
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
as Self
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994)
Actor
365 Day Project (2007)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. (2021)
as himself
1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992)
as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)
as Self
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney (2013)
Actor
Scala!!! (2024)
as Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
as Self
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
as Self
Welcome to My Castle! (2007)
as Self
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995)
as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019)
as Self - Sonic Youth
The Last Critic (2026)
Actor
Free Tibet (1998)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (2005)
as Self
New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Turn of the Century (1999)
as Himself
Changing Fashions (1993)
Actor
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
as Self
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape (2016)
as Himself
Blank City (2011)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (1995)
Actor
Uncropped (2024)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (2004)
Actor
Kill Your Idols (2004)
as Self
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009)
as Self
From The Basement (2009)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019)
as Self
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music (2001)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions (2019)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach (1995)
as Self
I Need That Record! (2008)
as Himself
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (2004)
as Self
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)
as Self
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline (2014)
as Himself
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019)
as Self
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story (2024)
Actor
Put More Blood Into the Music (1988)
as Himself
Sonic Youth: 930 Club (1988)
Actor
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994)
as Self
Thick Air (2020)
as Himself
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes (2005)
as Himself
Skeeno H.C. Rules (1991)
Actor
The Road to Ruane (2024)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree (1985)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (2019)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement (—)
as Self
Louder Than You Think (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes (2005)
Actor
Station to Station (2014)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival (2011)
Actor
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East (2007)
as Himself
Submit to Me (1985)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 (2000)
Actor
Tibetan Freedom Concert (1996)
as Self
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond (2019)
Actor
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 (—)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 (1996)
Actor
The Hardcore Collection (2000)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 (—)
Actor
From the Basement (2009)
as Self - Sonic Youth
Lou Reed - Remembered (2013)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 (2025)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) (2003)
Actor
Weatherman '69 (1989)
as Jeff Jones
Don't Bring A Dog (1997)
as Himself
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis (1986)
Actor
Kill Your Idols: More. (2006)
as Self
Sublapse Video Mag 1 (1986)
Actor
Cut Shorts (2006)
Actor
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth (2000)
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage (2003)
as Performer
Punk: Attitude (2005)
as Himself
Record Player: Christian Marclay (2000)
as Himself
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 (2011)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (1998)
Actor
Day Trip Maryanne (2005)
Actor
Noise (2006)
as Self
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet (2005)
as Self
Pavement: Slow Century (2002)
as Self
David S. Ware (1999)
as Himself
Desolation Center (2018)
Actor
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa (1993)
Actor
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 (2010)
Actor
Goo (1991)
as Self
Teenage Superstars (2017)
as Self
Ecstatic Peace Archives (2010)
Actor
Grunge Pedal (1993)
Actor
Llik Your Idols (2007)
as Himself
Notebook (1991)
Actor
Rap Damage (1991)
Actor
The Hardcore Collection (2012)
as (archive footage)