Girl in a Band: Kim Gordon (Faber Greatest Hits) - Softcover

Gordon, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571349668 ISBN 13: 9780571349661

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2019

Synopsis

In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. 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.

Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, Girl in a Band is a moving, evocative chronicle of an extraordinary artist.

About this title

Book Description:

A new edition, part of the Faber Social's Greatest Hits series -- books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century.

About the Author:

Kim Gordon is a musician, vocalist, visual artist, record producer, video director,fashion designer, and actress. She rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth, which she formed with Thurston Moore in 1981. In 2012, after the breakup of Sonic Youth, Gordon formed Body/Head with friend Bill Nace. She has appeared in several films, as well as episodes of Gossip Girl and Girls. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, New York, and Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0571349668
• ISBN 13: 9780571349661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288