Sonic Youth Gossip - View Single Post - Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Announce Split

ann ashtray · 10.17.2011, 02:24 AM

All of a sudden "Sonic Gossip" takes on a more literal meaning. Whatever.

I'm willing to bet the announcement was made to ease shock of something that might be rising to the surface here soon. Likely not the entire story (which is NO ONES BUSINESS), but something in the way of seeing Thurston or Kim with someone else. I mean, imagine how fans would react to that haven't this official announcement been made? And like Rob and a few others have said, there have been possible (!!!) hints over the last couple records. Songs like "Sleeping Around" and Thurston's last solo record which seemed deeply personal compared to what he usually does and laden with lyrics that at least for me make a different sort of sense now than they did when I first heard them, even if it's highly possible that some of the things I think I might be hearing are completely off. Definitely do not see this being the end of the band, as of yet anyway. I mean, they haven't said this is the end so why should I be led to believe so? Only the media is saying "future of the band uncertain"...I haven't heard that from the band unless I'm misinterpreting something somewhere. Again, 27 years is a long time...especially for two people that have been a band of their stature on the road/living together for so long. No doubt temptation has been there for both of them, and anyone that believes otherwise is greatly mistaken about the way relationships work. There are "hints" there. I've heard some things that make sense to me, and reevaluating the last few years there has definitely been an air of weirdness. Fans will always speculate and want to know what's going on in the lives of their musical heroes (I am no exception), but they are one band that does deserve their privacy even if people are going to talk (again, I am no exception) regardless. I think things are soon to get interesting in a way we've never experienced with the Youth, and I think it could possibly make for an interesting new album. We shall see.

There are things to be learned from this. Always expect the unexpected. Despite me being over my initial shock and taking on a different view of the matter, the matter is still weird. I have friends that don't care about the band that have been making jokes about it (which is fine)...but reality is I've had an interest in the band for over half my life, and have been following them at least relatively closely for the majority of that time (the internet didn't always exist as it does now...I remember when "rarities" were seldom found outside of what was released as bonus material on singles). I don't think of Sonic Youth as family or friends or anything like that, but the music they've created TOGETHER, the music itself, is one of the best friends I've ever had. Sounds silly, I know, but their music has been with me through thick and thin and sometimes when actual people/friends defintely were not there. No sense truly does sometimes make sense, and I suggest being happy for them unless news rises to the surface that leads us to believe we should not be. I mean, KIM AND THURSTON wanted this announced, if only one of them wanted it announced that might not be so good.

10.17.2011, 02:24 AM	#197
ann ashtray expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 2,299	All of a sudden "Sonic Gossip" takes on a more literal meaning. Whatever. I'm willing to bet the announcement was made to ease shock of something that might be rising to the surface here soon. Likely not the entire story (which is NO ONES BUSINESS), but something in the way of seeing Thurston or Kim with someone else. I mean, imagine how fans would react to that haven't this official announcement been made? And like Rob and a few others have said, there have been possible (!!!) hints over the last couple records. Songs like "Sleeping Around" and Thurston's last solo record which seemed deeply personal compared to what he usually does and laden with lyrics that at least for me make a different sort of sense now than they did when I first heard them, even if it's highly possible that some of the things I think I might be hearing are completely off. Definitely do not see this being the end of the band, as of yet anyway. I mean, they haven't said this is the end so why should I be led to believe so? Only the media is saying "future of the band uncertain"...I haven't heard that from the band unless I'm misinterpreting something somewhere. Again, 27 years is a long time...especially for two people that have been a band of their stature on the road/living together for so long. No doubt temptation has been there for both of them, and anyone that believes otherwise is greatly mistaken about the way relationships work. There are "hints" there. I've heard some things that make sense to me, and reevaluating the last few years there has definitely been an air of weirdness. Fans will always speculate and want to know what's going on in the lives of their musical heroes (I am no exception), but they are one band that does deserve their privacy even if people are going to talk (again, I am no exception) regardless. I think things are soon to get interesting in a way we've never experienced with the Youth, and I think it could possibly make for an interesting new album. We shall see. There are things to be learned from this. Always expect the unexpected. Despite me being over my initial shock and taking on a different view of the matter, the matter is still weird. I have friends that don't care about the band that have been making jokes about it (which is fine)...but reality is I've had an interest in the band for over half my life, and have been following them at least relatively closely for the majority of that time (the internet didn't always exist as it does now...I remember when "rarities" were seldom found outside of what was released as bonus material on singles). I don't think of Sonic Youth as family or friends or anything like that, but the music they've created TOGETHER, the music itself, is one of the best friends I've ever had. Sounds silly, I know, but their music has been with me through thick and thin and sometimes when actual people/friends defintely were not there. No sense truly does sometimes make sense, and I suggest being happy for them unless news rises to the surface that leads us to believe we should not be. I mean, KIM AND THURSTON wanted this announced, if only one of them wanted it announced that might not be so good. __________________ Team Thurston!
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