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Much of the early press on kim gordons new memoir focused on controversial passages about lana del reys misguided views on feminism. She takes us back to the lost new york of the 1980s and 90s that gave rise to sonic youth, and the alternative. Jun 22, 2017 in girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. There are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon. Gordon takes us back to the lost new york of the 1980s and 90s that gave rise to sonic youth, and the alternative.

Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never. Gordon and her husband of 29 years, thurston moore, finalized their divorce in 20, effectively ending sonic youth, the band they cofounded in new york city in the early 80s, when the couple. Girl in a band kim gordon paperback harpercollins us. Now we can add kim gordons latest project to the list. Gordons book, and life, too, has taken unlikely turns that make her an even more dynamic and. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The book begins in 2011, with gordon looking out at the audience in sao paulo during sonic youths last ever concert. Young and adrift in new york in the late seventies, kim gordon found music, thurston moore, and her future with sonic youth.

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Kim gordon on life after sonic youth gordon cofounded sonic youth with thurston moore. Her autobiographical memoir, girl in a band, 2015, is a new york times best seller. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Telling the story of her family, growing up in california in the 60s and 70s, her life in visual art, her move to new york city, the men in her life, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter, her music, and her band, girl in a band is a rich and beautifully written memoir. Kim gordons eagerly anticipated memoir, girl in a band.

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