Sonic youths kim gordon reflects on the breakup of her marriage and. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon. Kim gordons eagerly anticipated memoir, girl in a band. Feb 12, 2015 girl in a band is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. But at its core, girl in a band examines what partnership meansand what happens when it dissolves. Gordon takes us back to the lost new york of the 1980s and 90s that gave rise to sonic youth, and the alternative revolution in popular music the band helped usher inpaving the way for nirvana, hole, smashing pumpkins and many other acts. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl in a band. Sonic youths kim gordon was indie rocks poster girl for having it all, but she never had. You can read this ebook on any device that supports drmfree epub or drmfree pdf format. Sonic youth fans were stunned when married cofounders thurston moore and kim gordon announced in 2011 that couple and band were no more. Now the book, due out via harper collins imprint dey street books. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a.
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Girl in a band kim gordon paperback harpercollins publishers. Until the bandand their marriagebroke up in 2011, the author sang and played bass, made art, and raised a daughter. What i found most interesting about girl in a band was the way kim gordons experiences in the manhattan art world of the 1980s affected her other creative pursuits, including music. I liked her descriptions of manhattan life in the late 70s and early 80s and also the sections that deals with her ill brother. Listen to girl in a band audiobook by kim gordon free 30. New york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids. The book begins in 2011, with gordon looking out at the audience in sao paulo during sonic youths last ever concert. Kim gordon has 10 books on goodreads with 71445 ratings.
The musician and author of the memoir girl in a band is a fan of joan didion. In the new york times, questlove praised the books careful introspection, detail and. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation. Read an exclusive excerpt from kim gordons new memoir, girl in a band. 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. Read girl in a band pdf a memoir ebook by kim gordon.
Kim gordons girl in a band is a fascinating memoir from a true underground pioneer, an outsider, and an icon. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll. If readers are looking for the definitive story of sonic youth from kim gordons. When the post punkrock group, sonic youth, disintegrated in 2011 following the breakup of the marriage of key members, thurston moore and kim gordons, bereft fans sought answers. Yes, the book covers her role as cofounder, singer and bassist. New york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a. Kim gordon is ready to tell her side of the story the sonic youth cofounder will share insights into her bands rise and fall and her split with thurston moore when her autobiography. Feb 24, 2015 new york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids.
Telling the story of her family, 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. When their marriage broke up in 2011, so did the band. From the guitarist of the pioneering band sleaterkinney, the book kim gordon says everyone has been waiting for and a new york times notable book of 2015 a. Sonic youth, the seminal alternative rock, postpunk new york group she formed in 1981 with her thenboyfriend, later husband, thurston moore. Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist. Girl in a band kim gordon a memoir by samantha adame issuu. Kim gordons memoir, girl in a band, begins and ends with two seminal gigs, the final sonic youth concert in 2011 that also marked the end of her marriage to front man thurston moore and last years induction ceremony for the rock and roll hall of fame when gordon was invited to sing with the remaining members of nirvana. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids. Girl in a band by kim gordon overdrive rakuten overdrive.
But at its core, girl in a band examines what partnership meansand what happens. Kim gordon, guitarist with sonic youth, talks about her memoir, girl in a band. But at its core, girl in a band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career. In girl in a band she tells with complete openness the story of her family, her work in the visual arts, her move to new york city. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time.
Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir, full of raw. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon within the music and art scene of new york city in the 1980s and 90s as well as marriage, motherhood, and independence. Although this is often a sad book, especially in its reflections on the. The gravest sin most readers will find is that a memoir called girl in a band largely leaves out the band. Kim gordons memoir begins with the dissolution of her marriage and sonic youth. Telling the story of her childhood, her life in art, her move to new york city, her love. Girl in a band is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. While this book is similar to that which gordon previously has published, by means of mentioning art, dropping names and quickly going over events and people, this book has something special in that she goes through her marriage breaking apart due to her former husbands infidelity. These experiences, each cathartic in their own way and each. 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.
Kim gordon on life after sonic youth gordon cofounded sonic youth with thurston moore. Feb 24, 2015 there are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon. I love sonic youth, theyre one of my all time favorite bands, but kims book was a mixed bag. Kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011.
Theres a lot of appropriation going on, and kim speaks quite openly about the ways various songs, album covers, and other projects were influenced by other artists. Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up. At her girl in a band launch event on monday at the brooklyn academy of music, she instead commentated a series of videos as context for the bookscenes from 1966s blow up, the 1970 rolling.
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