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Kim Gordon Quotes

I never thought about doing anything other than making art Picture Quote #1

I still don’t really feel like a bass player Picture Quote #1

People pay to see others believe in themselves Picture Quote #1

Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries Picture Quote #1

I like being in a weak position, and making it strong Picture Quote #1

Sonic Youth, for better or worse, is/was a machine that carried me along through pregnancy, motherhood, and creative opportunities I never would have achieved on my own. I’m grateful and surprised that we were listened to, loved, ignored, and overrated Picture Quote #1

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Part of my desire to play music was because I wanted to escape the art world and the politics of it; the petty gossip-y art world. But you know, I feel like they’re both equal forms of expression Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I was kind of freaked out by the art world in the 1980s. Just the money thing. All the competition over artists Picture Quote #1

It’s amazing how many things you can do when you’re just pretending Picture Quote #1

I don’t really feel comfortable anywhere except when I’m working alone at home. It’s exhausting to be out around people Picture Quote #1

I can’t think about whether I’ll disappoint Sonic Youth fans. It’s not like I want people to be disappointed, but I just can’t control that Picture Quote #1

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My parents lived by Rancho Park. And my mom, later in life, got into playing golf. She and her male cronies would get up at five in the morning and sneak onto the back nine. I kind of just started getting into it. For a long time, I was really puzzled by why people liked it Picture Quote #1

L.A. prides itself on newness or being the last frontier or just not liking old things and tearing them down to build new things. But Malibu history is interesting to me. My mom’s family was one of the early families in California, so there’s history going back to the 1840s or 50s Picture Quote #1

In the early eighties, there were a lot of artists involved with the music scene. All those young artists, before their careers took off, were into music. Robert Longo used to play some guitar. He had a band for a while. Basquiat had a band. I mean, people were always trying to mix music and art - in fact, I’m guilty of it myself Picture Quote #1

In a lot of the art world, you have to present yourself as you know what you’re doing at a young age. Music gave me another outlet. The ‘no wave’ bands were such an inspiration; it felt so free - once you start doing it, it’s hard to stop. But I can’t get away from art. It comes back around. I wouldn’t be true to myself if I didn’t pursue it Picture Quote #1

In The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson turns ‘making the personal public’ into a romantic, intellectual wet dream. A gorgeous book, inventive, fearless, and full of heart Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training Picture Quote #1

I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that? Picture Quote #1

I’m a relatively shy person, but I love being challenged and putting myself in positions that are scary Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to say when the life of a band starts and stops... but playing music together is an act of trust. When that’s broken, it’s impossible to continue Picture Quote #1

I watch ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ with my daughter. We’re very into Buffy and Buffy’s friends Picture Quote #1

You’re always going to feel like you’re catching up, and part of that is just balancing work and motherhood and the whole feeling of needing to please, which I do think girls and women feel more than men Picture Quote #1

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That stage in life when older people assume that just because you’ve graduated college you know who you are, or what you’re doing, and in fact most people don’t Picture Quote #1

Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries because they’ve always been second-class citizens, kinda having had to claw their way up. I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men - white male corporate society. So why wouldn’t a woman want to rebel against that? Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been good with structure - doing assignments for the sake of them or doing things I’m supposed to do Picture Quote #1

I think that certainly, whenever you have a new band, the first record always has a certain energy to it before you know what you’re doing. I think some of the early Sonic Youth stuff was maybe like that Picture Quote #1

In rock music, people have certain assumptions that it makes people more enlightened, and it really doesn’t Picture Quote #1

I love Northampton. As exciting and glamorous as New York can be, I’m always really relieved to get back there Picture Quote #1

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I never thought about doing anything other than making art (Kim Gordon Quotes) I still don’t really feel like a bass player (Kim Gordon Quotes) People pay to see others believe in themselves (Kim Gordon Quotes) Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries . (Kim Gordon Quotes) I like being in a weak position, and making it strong (Kim Gordon Quotes) Sonic Youth, for better or worse, is/was a machine that carried me along through pregnancy, motherhood, and creative opportunities I never would have achieved on my own. I’m grateful and surprised that we were listened to, loved, ignored, and overrated (Kim Gordon Quotes) Part of my desire to play music was because I wanted to escape the art world and the politics of it; the petty gossip-y art world. But you know, I feel like they’re both equal forms of expression. (Kim Gordon Quotes) 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 Quotes) I was kind of freaked out by the art world in the 1980s. Just the money thing. All the competition over artists. (Kim Gordon Quotes) It’s amazing how many things you can do when you’re just pretending (Kim Gordon Quotes) I don’t really feel comfortable anywhere except when I’m working alone at home. It’s exhausting to be out around people. (Kim Gordon Quotes) I can’t think about whether I’ll disappoint Sonic Youth fans. It’s not like I want people to be disappointed, but I just can’t control that. (Kim Gordon Quotes) My parents lived by Rancho Park. And my mom, later in life, got into playing golf. She and her male cronies would get up at five in the morning and sneak onto the back nine. I kind of just started getting into it. For a long time, I was really puzzled by why people liked it (Kim Gordon Quotes) L.A. prides itself on newness or being the last frontier or just not liking old things and tearing them down to build new things. But Malibu history is interesting to me. My mom’s family was one of the early families in California, so there’s history going back to the 1840s or 50s (Kim Gordon Quotes) In the early eighties, there were a lot of artists involved with the music scene. All those young artists, before their careers took off, were into music. Robert Longo used to play some guitar. He had a band for a while. Basquiat had a band. I mean, people were always trying to mix music and art - in fact, I’m guilty of it myself (Kim Gordon Quotes) In a lot of the art world, you have to present yourself as you know what you’re doing at a young age. Music gave me another outlet. The ‘no wave’ bands were such an inspiration; it felt so free - once you start doing it, it’s hard to stop. But I can’t get away from art. It comes back around. I wouldn’t be true to myself if I didn’t pursue it (Kim Gordon Quotes) In The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson turns ‘making the personal public’ into a romantic, intellectual wet dream. A gorgeous book, inventive, fearless, and full of heart (Kim Gordon Quotes) 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 Quotes) When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training (Kim Gordon Quotes) I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that? (Kim Gordon Quotes) I’m a relatively shy person, but I love being challenged and putting myself in positions that are scary. (Kim Gordon Quotes) It’s hard to say when the life of a band starts and stops... but playing music together is an act of trust. When that’s broken, it’s impossible to continue. (Kim Gordon Quotes) I watch ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ with my daughter. We’re very into Buffy and Buffy’s friends. (Kim Gordon Quotes) You’re always going to feel like you’re catching up, and part of that is just balancing work and motherhood and the whole feeling of needing to please, which I do think girls and women feel more than men. (Kim Gordon Quotes) That stage in life when older people assume that just because you’ve graduated college you know who you are, or what you’re doing, and in fact most people don’t. (Kim Gordon Quotes) Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries because they’ve always been second-class citizens, kinda having had to claw their way up. I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men - white male corporate society. So why wouldn’t a woman want to rebel against that? (Kim Gordon Quotes) I’ve never been good with structure - doing assignments for the sake of them or doing things I’m supposed to do. (Kim Gordon Quotes) I think that certainly, whenever you have a new band, the first record always has a certain energy to it before you know what you’re doing. I think some of the early Sonic Youth stuff was maybe like that. (Kim Gordon Quotes) In rock music, people have certain assumptions that it makes people more enlightened, and it really doesn’t. (Kim Gordon Quotes) I love Northampton. As exciting and glamorous as New York can be, I’m always really relieved to get back there. (Kim Gordon Quotes)

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