Author

Kim Gordon

We've read and reviewed Kim Gordon's memoir and music book Girl in a Band: A Memoir on Book of the Day — scored and written up in full, with a clear verdict on who it's for.

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Girl in a Band: A Memoir

by Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band is a cool, clear-eyed memoir from a founder of Sonic Youth, as much about being a woman in a man's scene and an artist who fell into music as it is about the band. It opens with the breakup that ended both her marriage and the group.