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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 as never before in 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 a Band is a rich and beautifully written memoir.

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 build a vocabulary of musicpaving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many other acts. But at its core, Girl in a Band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career, what partnership meansand what happens when that identity dissolves.

Evocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a transformative life, Girl in a Band is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary artist.

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Updated and expanded with new material from the author and new foreword from Rachel Kushner

For many, Kim Gordon is the epitome of cool: vocalist, bassist/guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youthone of the most successful bands to emerge from the post-punk New York scenedespite being famously reserved.

Ten years ago, Gordon distilled that coolness into her groundbreaking memoir, Girl in a Band, speaking openly about her life. From her childhood in the sunbaked suburbs of Southern California, growing up with a schizophrenic sibling, to New Yorks downtown art and music scene in the halcyon days of the 80s and 90s and creating Sonic Youtha band that would go on to pave the way for acts like Nirvana and inspire the Riot Grrrl generation. Girl in a Band is an edgy and evocative portrait of a life in art.

A decade on, Gordons exploration of the artists, musicians, and writers who influenced her, and of the relationship that defined her life for so long, remains a deeply intimate self-portrait of a woman who became an icon, and whose stature continues to evolve in and grow. With a new foreword by Rachel Kushner and new chapter from Kim herself ruminating on her career as a solo artist and her two 2025 Grammy nominations, her connection to touring after nearly forty years, and the death of her brother Keller.

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*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

**Updated and expanded with new material from the author and new foreword from Rachel Kushner**

For many, Kim Gordon is the epitome of cool: vocalist, bassist/guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youth—one of the most successful bands to emerge from the post-punk New York scene—despite being famously reserved.

Ten years ago, Gordon distilled that coolness into her groundbreaking memoir, Girl in a Band, speaking openly about her life. From her childhood in the sunbaked suburbs of Southern California, growing up with a schizophrenic sibling, to New York’s downtown art and music scene in the halcyon days of the 80s and 90s and creating Sonic Youth—a band that would go on to pave the way for acts like Nirvana and inspire the Riot Grrrl generation. Girl in a Band is an edgy and evocative portrait of a life in art.

A decade on, Gordon’s exploration of the artists, musicians, and writers who influenced her, and of the relationship that defined her life for so long, remains a deeply intimate self-portrait of a woman who became an icon, and whose stature continues to evolve in and grow. With a new foreword by Rachel Kushner and new chapter from Kim herself ruminating on her career as a solo artist and her two 2025 Grammy nominations, her connection to touring after nearly forty years, and the death of her brother Keller.

This unflinching memoir maps the evolution of an artist, a band, and an era.

Post-Punk New York: From the halcyon days of the 80s and 90s art and music scene to the formation of a band that would define a generation.
Sonic Youth Memoir: An insider’s account of the band that paved the way for acts like Nirvana, told from the epicenter of the noise.
Art Scene Memoir: A portrait of a life lived at the intersection of music and visual art, with candid explorations of the artists, writers, and musicians who shaped her worldview.
Unflinching Personal Story: Gordon speaks openly about her Southern California childhood, growing up with a schizophrenic sibling, and the marriage and divorce that defined her life for decades.

Girl in a Band (10th Anniversary Edition)

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