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Kim Gordon, born on April 28, 1953, is an American musician best known for her role in the punk rock band Sonic Youth. Her musical career began in the late 1970s, and she co-founded Sonic Youth with her husband Thurston Moore, which had a profound impact on post-punk and alternative rock.

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“Culturally we don't allow women to be as free as they would like, because that is frightening. We either shun those women or deem them crazy… But being that woman who pushes the boundaries means you also bring in less desirable aspects of yourself. At the end of the day, women are expected to hold up the world, not annihilate it.”

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Book:Girl in a Band

Source: Girl in a Band

“At the end of the day, women are expected to hold up the world, not annihilate it.”

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Book:Girl in a Band

Source: Girl in a Band

“Fashion, at modern time, was actually a way for women to go out in the world. There was one painting of a woman sitting at a café, drinking a beer by herself and kind of pretending to read but really watching people, that sort of thing. It fascinated me.”

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“I always felt like an outsider to the music world in a certain way. There was so much less of an art culture in L.A. - and particularly in the South Bay.”

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Author:Kim Gordon

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Born: April 28, 1953
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