Thurston Moore is the cofounding guitar player and vocalist of the band Sonic Youth.
His new memoir, titled “Sonic Life” (released Oct. 24 on Doubleday), tells the story of a lifetime spent immersed in music, from growing up in Bethel, Connecticut, to discovering downtown New York’s music scene of the late 1970s and early ‘80s.
Moore had a front-row seat to witness the emergence of New York’s punk, new wave, hardcore and indie rock scenes.
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