Kim Gordon

Kim Althea Gordon was born on April 28, 1953 in Rochester, New York. After high school, she attended the Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County and was briefly a student at York University in Toronto, Canada, where she played in her first band. After she graduated from college, she moved to New York City to join a band. Gordon, who started out as a visual artist, rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth, which she formed with Thurston Moore in 1981 and stayed with until 2011. She is also a producer, fashion designer, writer, and actress. Her book, Girl in a Band, was published in 2015.