NINETIES icon Kim Gordon appears to have stopped the clock since her cult rock band stormed the charts. Kim and her Sonic Youth bandmates made huge waves in their heyday and were even credited for inspiring the late Kurt Cobain.
Kim Gordon, the frontwoman of 90s band Sonic Youth, turns 71 this weekend but has barely aged a day. The singer was widely considered a mentor figure to the Nirvana frontman, who tragically took his own life in 1994.
In a recent interview for Instagram with podcasters The Daft Hunks, Kim discussed all things music, including her new solo album The Collective. Kim, who was 14 years older than Kurt Cobain, shared a close relationship with the Nirvana frontman and his wife Courtney Love.
This month marked 30 years since Kurt’s death, a tragic event that shook the music world. Kim, who divorced from her Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore in 2013, reflected on the milestone anniversary in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine.
Despite the passage of time, Kim still holds vivid memories of Kurt Cobain, describing him as a passionate performer who threw himself into his music in a way she had never seen before. Kim, who has one child, daughter Coco, now resides in Los Angeles and continues to work as an artist following the disbandment of Sonic Youth in 2011.
Kim Gordon’s enduring influence on the music industry and her timeless appearance have solidified her status as a true icon of the nineties era.