![]() ![]() Kim finds a wonderful way to sum up her feelings for Thurston: She acknowledges that she is doing what she wants in life and is happy because of that. The book ends penultimately with her relationship with Thurston and finally her continuing success in the world of art and music – it is clear that Kim will be fine. She is a surprisingly vulnerable person, affected hugely by her relationship with her elder brother Keller, who is paranoid schizophrenic. In the “ 100%” video, Kim is cool as, with her shades and her Rolling Stone “ Eat Me” t-shirt. The book also manages to alter my perception of Kim, admittedly which is primarily based on my knowledge of Sonic Youth’s music, art and video’s. Here’s a taster of Kim reading about Sonic Youth’s final gig in 2011, performed in Rio. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, when Kim and Thurston’s marriage collapsed so did Sonic Youth. She does emphasise that Thurston was a good dad in fairness. Kim was married to Thurston Moore, who was one of the other members of the band and when they had their daughter, it was Kim who looked after the day to day mundanities of family life, whilst Thurston was free to pursue his muse. As a father of a daughter growing up in a fluid, challenging and scary world, I’m also aware of how a young woman’s role in ten years time will be different to that today and ten years earlier. I like being in a weak position and making it strong.“Īs a bloke with a wonderfully supportive other half in N, I totally get how many women run homes effectively as small businesses. “ For many purposes, being obsessed with boys playing guitars, being as ordinary as possible, being a girl bass player is ideal, because the swirl of Sonic Youth music makes me forget about being a girl. The equivalent question is never asked of either the remaining members of Sonic Youth or any other male rock star. A constant question posed at Kim is “ what’s its like to be a girl in a band?“. the book does nothing to harm Dave Grohl’s reputation as the “nicest man in rock”).īut primarily they are both about a woman finding their place in a changing world with doors opening due to their own talents, especially after they have children. She is invited by Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl to sing with Nirvana at their Hall of Fame inauguration, along with Joan Jett, Lorde and St Vincent. Both appear to be liked by their peers. Kim Gordon in particular appears as a confidante to Kurt Cobain and she describes Kurt as the “ most intense performer I’d ever seen.” That’s something coming from Kim as an Iggy Pop fan. They are both fantastic networkers – their little black books of art, fashion and music contacts is enviable. Both cared very much about their personal style – and both had key relationships that have ended in circumstances that they would not have chosen. Viv’s book was Rough Trade’s book of the year for 2014.īoth women were at the vanguard of a new wave or even New Wave of music. Boys, Boys, Boys”, this feels very much like a companion piece. Having read Viv Albertine’s fantastic autobiography “Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. ![]() ![]() She is also a writer, an artist and a clothes designer. ![]() Kim is primarily known as a member of Sonic Youth, probably one of the most influential American bands of the last 25 years. I’ve just finished reading Kim Gordon’s memoirs, “Girl In A Band”. ![]()
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