Kim Gordon: ‘I was busted for smoking pot at Disneyland’
The musician on her daughter, Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea and why she despises Donald Trump
Born in upstate New York, Kim Gordon, 66, formed Sonic Youth in 1981 with Thurston Moore, whom she later married; the couple have a daughter. In 1991 she produced Hole’s debut album, Pretty On The Inside, and is considered a key influence in the development of grunge and riot grrrl. Now divorced, Gordon is a solo artist and appears at All Points East festival in London in May.
When were you happiest?
In kindergarten, riding my bike and making objects out of clay.