La chica del grupo

In the early 1980s, Kim Gordon, along with her future husband Thurston Moore and guitarist Lee Ranaldo, gave birth to one of the most innovative, influential, and prolific bands on the American independent music scene: Sonic Youth. The Girl in the Band is the first-person account of one of rock's great female icons, a woman who, like Patti Smith, Janis Joplin, and Marianne Faithfull, found her place in a fundamentally male and often sexist world. Gifted with a singular talent and a restless spirit for creativity from a young age, Kim Gordon recounts in these captivating memoirs the journey of a life dedicated to music, art—her artwork, encompassing painting and installation, has been exhibited in renowned galleries—fashion—she was one of the creators of the X-Girl brand—and, to a lesser extent, acting—she has worked as an actress under the direction of filmmakers such as Gus Van Sant, Olivier Assayas, and Todd Haynes—but also her fruitful love story with Thurston Moore. However, what was once one of rock's longest-lasting and most creative couples dissolved after twenty-seven years of marriage, also bringing to a close the career of a band that marked a turning point in the alternative music of the 80s and 90s. Gordon recounts with a still-present anguish the moment she discovered her husband was cheating on her with another woman and how, after a litany of infidelities and lies, she decided to separate from him for good.