Thurston Moore

Noise has taken the place of punk rock. People who play noise have no real aspirations to being part of the mainstream…

— Thurston Moore

It's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182…

— Thurston Moore

Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest…

— Thurston Moore

I was surrounded by nature and trying to come to terms with this blissful nature versus the inhumane mentality of war. People…

— Thurston Moore

We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants to be somewhat of a free agent.…

— Thurston Moore

I grew up in the early '70s in New England.

— Thurston Moore

Most people can't tell now who wrote what. I like that blurring of identities within the band. because it becomes a unified…

— Thurston Moore

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was, in a way, very basic. So…

— Thurston Moore

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have…

— Thurston Moore

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for…

— Thurston Moore

“go forth and thrash!”

— Thurston Moore

Tonight I am going to defecate on stage because I think that is the only way to express the nature of my…

— Thurston Moore

We never notate our music, so you can try to replicate it, but you don't really have it.

— Thurston Moore

So lots of respect for all you boys and girls out there who tab out songs like all the time. You bring…

— Thurston Moore

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

— Thurston Moore

People... of the universe! Tonight... is the night.. when the skies will open, and spray forth a divine hand with pointed finger!…

— Thurston Moore

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

— Thurston Moore

My mind is turning into kind of a fine gelatinous ball of pepper

— Thurston Moore

Whenever I can afford to do something, I do it

— Thurston Moore

We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors.

— Thurston Moore

Kids think of us as being totally over the hill.

— Thurston Moore

A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.

— Thurston Moore

No one really gets rich doing this. A couple people do, Black Sabbath does. We don't sell any records anymore.

— Thurston Moore

People see rock and roll as, as youth culture, and when youth culture becomes monopolised by big business, what are the youth…

— Thurston Moore

I never do releases to try and make or break some contemporary band.

— Thurston Moore