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Quote by Thurston Moore

“Noise has taken the place of punk rock. People who play noise have no real aspirations to being part of the mainstream culture. Punk has been co-opted, and this subterranean noise music and the avant-garde folk scene have replaced it”

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Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore is a renowned American musician known for his contributions to the rock music scene. Born on July 25, 1958, he is a guitarist, composer, and music producer. Moore is best known as a founding member of Sonic Youth, a band that had a significant impact on post-punk and alternative rock music in the 1980s and 1990s. more

“What am I in the eyes of most people - a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person - somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then - even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart.”

People Ifs Should Heart Persons Shows Eye Position One Day Lows Lowest Eccentric Nonentity Unpleasant Person

Author:Vincent Van Gogh

“Bad luck for the young poet would be a rich father, an early marriage, an early success or the ability to do anything well.”

Wells Would Be Young Father Ability Rich Poet Luck Bad Luck

Author:Charles Bukowski

“Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don't choose it so much as get chosen, and once you accept the fact that you're not fit for anything else, you have to be prepared to walk a long, hard road for the rest of your days.”

Long Hard Facts Decision Walks Accepting Careers Becoming Fit Doctors Prepared Chosen Be Prepared Policemen Becoming A Doctor

Book:Collected Prose

Source: Collected Prose

“Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.”

World Should Art Self Whole Able Song Offers Complicated Whole World Elites Listeners Puzzles Self Indulgent