Well, it was kind of accidental that Jim started playing with us, although it wasn't sudden... we hadn't really looked around to think who could be a fifth member. Kim Gordon accidentaljimkind Change image and share on social
I was kind of freaked out by the art world in the 1980s. Just the money thing. All the competition over artists. Kim Gordon 1980sartartist Change image and share on social
It's amazing how many things you can do when you're just pretending. Kim Gordon amazepretendthing Change image and share on social
I am basically a shy person, so performing sometimes helps me focus - having all those people concentrate their attention on you. I don't see it so much as becoming another person onstage; it's more exploring a different side of your personality. Kim Gordon attentionbasicallyconcentrate share on social
I wasn't very confident about clothes; I was always hunting through racks, never sure what looked right. It can be like that again when you're older. Kim Gordon clotheconfidenthunt Change image and share on social
I never really thought of myself as a musician. I'm not saying Sonic Youth was a conceptual-art project for me, but in a way, it was an extension of Warhol. Instead of making criticism about popular culture, as a lot of artists do, I worked within it to do something. Kim Gordon artartistconceptual share on social
I feel most free onstage. The audience, it's an abstraction. You don't really see anyone out there, but you feel the audience inside you. Kim Gordon abstractionaudiencefeel Change image and share on social
You can't be a strong or cool woman and be represented except in a harsh way, looking mean and cold and hard. It's like reverse sexism. Kim Gordon coldcoolhard Change image and share on social
I have a really hard time writing my own lyrics for this record, because one, I had to write so many and also I was kind of perplexed by the idea of how I was going to sing and play... because at that time, we hadn't really thought about asking someone else. Kim Gordon hardideakind share on social
I watch 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' with my daughter. We're very into Buffy and Buffy's friends. Kim Gordon buffydaughterfriend Change image and share on social