People... of the universe! Tonight... is the night.. when the skies will open, and spray forth a divine hand with pointed finger! And it will say... …

- 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-opte…

- Thurston Moore

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, commu…

- Thurston Moore

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was, in a way, very basic. So all I wanted to have was drums and another guitar …

- Thurston Moore

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.

- Thurston Moore

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

- Thurston Moore

My mind is turning into kind of a fine gelatinous ball of pepper

- Thurston Moore

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

- Thurston Moore

DEVO was like the punk band that non Punk America saw as Punk and so when people who were really into Punk rock would be walking around on the street…

- Thurston Moore