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Thurston Moore And Kim Gordon To Divorce


Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, husband and wife and founding members of Sonic Youth, have announced that they are to divorce, additionally casting the future of the seminal US rock group in doubt.

Moore and Gordon met upon the former moving to New York in 1976 and went on to form Sonic Youth with LEE RANALDO and then-drummer Richard Edson the following year. The pair then married in 1984 as the group went on to record some sixteen studio albums including much lauded classics like 1987's 'Daydream Nation' and its follow up in 1990, 'Goo.' Their last LP was 2009's 'The Eternal,' while Moore has three solo albums under his belt - the last of which came out this year.

However, the Nme reports that the pair's marriage has now come to an end; with a statement released by their record label Matador saying, "musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, married in 1984, are announcing that they have separated. Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved, will proceed with its South American tour dates in November. Plans beyond that tour are uncertain. The couple has requested respect for their personal privacy and does not wish to issue further comment."

The pair have one daughter, 17 year-old COCO HAYLEY GORDON MOORE, from their 27 years together. If they decide upon completion of their South American that they no longer wish to be in a band together too, then the concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 14th could be their final gig.