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Thurston Moore to publish memoir, Sonic Life

brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,016
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Gift article from NY Times.  Sonic Youth fans will love this. 
I can't wait to get my hand on a copy of this book!


“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,435

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,016
    Picked up my copy and diving right in.  Just 30 pages in and I can already tell this will be a favorite music memoir for me.  Moore's stories are great!  I just read about him and a friend going to see the Cramps and Suicide.  Crazy!   
    A great read.
    Sonic Life A Memoir

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,528
    Cool, I got a copy for my birthday last week. I was about to start Steve Turner’s ‘Mud Ride’ but I think Thurston will jump the queue!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,016
    goldrush said:
    Cool, I got a copy for my birthday last week. I was about to start Steve Turner’s ‘Mud Ride’ but I think Thurston will jump the queue!

    Fantastic!  I think you will get right into it.  Thurston does a quick job of covering his early life (as opposed to so many biographies that spend what I often find to be too much time going on about family history) and then quickly transitions into killer stories about the music he was inspired by, and bands he went to see in his younger years.
    And the man has the reputation of being a walking dictionary of all this interesting and amazing in music.  I'm stoked that this book is almost 500 pages long-- edited down from the 1500 pages he originally submitted!  Heck, I'd be just fine with reading the whole thing!

    I'll be interested to hear what you think.  Enjoy!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,440
    First I'm hearing of this! Will definitely check it out - thanks for the heads up.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,016
    mfc2006 said:
    First I'm hearing of this! Will definitely check it out - thanks for the heads up.

    Sure thing!  
    I missed out on reading the last couple days (COVID vacc knocked me down hard) but am back into to Thurston's book and loving it!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Guy DudebroGuy Dudebro Posts: 1,403
    mfc2006 said:
    First I'm hearing of this! Will definitely check it out - thanks for the heads up.
    Signed copies at Premier Collectibles for $35 
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,016
    Guy Dudebro said:
    mfc2006 said:
    First I'm hearing of this! Will definitely check it out - thanks for the heads up.
    Signed copies at Premier Collectibles for $35 

    Great deal if it's a flat signed trade hardcover.  I paid just under $30, unsigned.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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