All Thurston Moore Quotes
- Tonight I am going to defecate on stage because I think that is the only way to express the nature of my soul according to… According
- My mind is turning into kind of a fine gelatinous ball of pepper Ball
- People... of the universe! Tonight... is the night.. when the skies will open, and spray forth a divine hand with pointed finger! And it will… Divine
- I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything. Inspirational
- A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted. Abstract
- Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have parents who are… Anyone
- Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion. American
- Each member does whatever they want with the song and it totally changes it from whatever idea I hear around it. It turns it into… Changes
- Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the mainstream… Alternative
- I grew up in the early '70s in New England. Early
- I have to reign myself in a lot. Funny
- I really want to do a book on the history of the no-wave music scene in New York, how it extended out and formed lots… Book
- I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have… Attained
- Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with… All
- I was surrounded by nature and trying to come to terms with this blissful nature versus the inhumane mentality of war. People were being deluded… Blissful
- It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of… Band
- Whenever I can afford to do something, I do it Afford
- Most people can't tell now who wrote what. I like that blurring of identities within the band. because it becomes a unified thing that can't… Band
- I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was very basic. All I wanted was drums and another… All
- We always try to encourage more songs sung by Kim, because there are always requests for it. I certainly don't want to ball hog all… All
- So lots of respect for all you boys and girls out there who tab out songs like all the time. You bring rock and roll… All
- We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors. All
- Noise has taken the place of punk rock. People who play noise have no real aspirations to being part of the mainstream culture. Punk has… Aspiration
- DEVO was like the punk band that non Punk America saw as Punk and so when people who were really into Punk rock would be… America
- The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given. Band