I don't have any desire to do something that sounds explicitly rock. Like, I don't have a burning need to be a rock musician. I feel like I've taken that as far as I can take it, for me. Kim Gordon burndesireexplicitly Change image and share on social
I'll leave a store if I hate the music. If it's just, like, techno, I feel like my brain is going to explode. Kim Gordon brainexplodefeel Change image and share on social
I never thought about doing anything other than making art. Kim Gordon artmakethink 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
A friend of mine introduced me to Thurston Moore because she thought I would like him. He was playing with the tallest band in the world, the Coachmen. They were sort of like Talking Heads, jangly guitar, Feelies guitar. Anyway, it was love at first sight. His band broke up that night. And we started playing. Kim Gordon bandbreakcoachman 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 went to art school, and I wanted to be an artist since I was 5. I basically moved to New York to do art, and I just sort of fell into doing music at an early age. Kim Gordon ageartartist 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 would be too self-conscious if I just thought of writing lyrics for a song. I have to trick myself into doing it. Kim Gordon consciouslyricsong Change image and share on social
I mean, I don't even think of myself as a musician, really. Kim Gordon musician Change image and share on social