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What is the title of Kim Gordon's memoir, published in 2015?
Answer: Girl in a Band: A Memoir
Explanation: The memoir published in 2015 is titled 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir'.
On what date was Kim Gordon's autobiography, 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir', published?
Answer: February 24, 2015
Explanation: Kim Gordon's autobiography, 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir', was released on February 24, 2015.
Which publisher released Kim Gordon's memoir 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir'?
Answer: Dey Street Books
Explanation: 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' was published by Dey Street Books, which is an imprint of HarperCollins.
Kim Gordon's memoir contains exactly 300 pages.
Answer: False
Explanation: Kim Gordon's memoir contains 288 pages, not exactly 300.
The cover image of 'Girl in a Band' features Kim Gordon on the New York City Subway.
Answer: True
Explanation: The cover of the memoir 'Girl in a Band' features an image of Kim Gordon on the New York City Subway.
Kim Gordon's book is classified as a fictional novel based on her life.
Answer: False
Explanation: Kim Gordon's book, 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir', is classified as an autobiography, not a fictional novel.
Dey Street Books is a subsidiary of HarperCollins.
Answer: True
Explanation: Dey Street Books is an imprint of HarperCollins.
The memoir 'Girl in a Band' was originally published in French.
Answer: False
Explanation: The memoir 'Girl in a Band' was originally published in English.
What is the full title of Kim Gordon's 2015 memoir?
Answer: Girl in a Band: A Memoir
Explanation: The full title of Kim Gordon's 2015 memoir is 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir'.
Who is identified as the author of 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir'?
Answer: Kim Gordon
Explanation: The memoir 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' was authored by Kim Gordon.
On what date was Kim Gordon's memoir published?
Answer: February 24, 2015
Explanation: Kim Gordon's memoir was published on February 24, 2015.
Which publisher released Kim Gordon's autobiography?
Answer: Dey Street Books
Explanation: Kim Gordon's autobiography, 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir', was published by Dey Street Books.
How many pages does Kim Gordon's memoir contain?
Answer: 288 pages
Explanation: Kim Gordon's memoir contains 288 pages.
What genre is 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' classified as?
Answer: Autobiography
Explanation: The book 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' is classified as an autobiography.
What is the relationship between Dey Street Books and HarperCollins?
Answer: Dey Street Books is an imprint of HarperCollins
Explanation: Dey Street Books operates as an imprint under the larger publishing house HarperCollins.
What does the publication place indicate for 'Girl in a Band'?
Answer: United States
Explanation: The publication place for the memoir 'Girl in a Band' is listed as the United States.
The memoir 'Girl in a Band' was written by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon's former bandmate.
Answer: False
Explanation: The memoir 'Girl in a Band' was written by Kim Gordon, not Thurston Moore.
The memoir covers Kim Gordon's life from childhood through the formation and end of Sonic Youth, including her marriage.
Answer: True
Explanation: The memoir covers Kim Gordon's life from childhood through the formation and end of Sonic Youth, encompassing her marriage.
Kim Gordon's marriage to Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore lasted for over 30 years.
Answer: False
Explanation: Kim Gordon's marriage to Thurston Moore lasted for nearly 30 years, not over 30.
Kim Gordon's memoir details her experiences growing up in Chicago and New York.
Answer: False
Explanation: Kim Gordon's memoir details her experiences growing up in Rochester, New York, and Los Angeles, not Chicago and New York.
The term 'dissolution' in the context of the memoir refers only to the end of the band Sonic Youth.
Answer: False
Explanation: The term 'dissolution' in the memoir refers to the end of both Kim Gordon's marriage and the band Sonic Youth.
The memoir intertwines Kim Gordon's personal life events, like her marriage, with her artistic career in Sonic Youth.
Answer: True
Explanation: The memoir indeed intertwines Kim Gordon's personal life events, such as her marriage, with her artistic career in Sonic Youth.
Which of the following life events is NOT covered in Kim Gordon's memoir, according to the source?
Answer: Her early years as a painter before music
Explanation: The memoir covers her childhood, the formation of Sonic Youth, and her marriage, but does not extensively detail her early years as a painter.
How long did Kim Gordon's marriage to Thurston Moore last?
Answer: Nearly 30 years
Explanation: Kim Gordon's marriage to Thurston Moore lasted for nearly 30 years.
The memoir 'Girl in a Band' covers Kim Gordon's life starting from which locations?
Answer: Rochester, New York, and Los Angeles
Explanation: The memoir details Kim Gordon's life starting from her childhood in Rochester, New York, and later in Los Angeles.
What does the memoir reveal about the dissolution of Kim Gordon's marriage and Sonic Youth?
Answer: Both the marriage and the band eventually dissolved
Explanation: The memoir indicates that both Kim Gordon's marriage to Thurston Moore and the band Sonic Youth eventually dissolved.
The book documents the founding, history, and evolution of the band Sonic Youth.
Answer: True
Explanation: The memoir 'Girl in a Band' does document the founding, history, and evolution of Sonic Youth.
Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, and Steve Shelley are identified as the core members of Sonic Youth.
Answer: True
Explanation: Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, and Steve Shelley are indeed identified as the core members of Sonic Youth.
Bob Bert and Mark Ibold were never part of Sonic Youth, only core members are listed.
Answer: False
Explanation: Bob Bert and Mark Ibold are mentioned as having been part of Sonic Youth, in addition to the core members.
The primary connection between Kim Gordon's memoir and Sonic Youth is that she was a member of the band.
Answer: True
Explanation: The primary connection is indeed Kim Gordon's foundational role as a member of Sonic Youth.
What professional journey is extensively documented in 'Girl in a Band'?
Answer: The founding and history of the band Sonic Youth
Explanation: The memoir extensively documents the founding and history of the band Sonic Youth.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a core member of Sonic Youth in the text?
Answer: Bob Bert
Explanation: Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, and Kim Gordon are listed as core members; Bob Bert is mentioned as another member.
What is the primary subject matter covered in Kim Gordon's memoir 'Girl in a Band'?
Answer: Her experiences within Sonic Youth, personal relationships, and artistic evolution
Explanation: The memoir primarily covers Kim Gordon's experiences within Sonic Youth, her personal relationships, and her broader artistic evolution.
The memoir 'Girl in a Band' covers Kim Gordon's role in which influential band?
Answer: Sonic Youth
Explanation: The memoir 'Girl in a Band' details Kim Gordon's significant role in the influential band Sonic Youth.
Critics generally gave 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' mixed or negative reviews.
Answer: False
Explanation: Critics generally provided favorable reviews for 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir'.
Questlove praised Kim Gordon's memoir for its detailed descriptions of concerts and tour life.
Answer: False
Explanation: Questlove praised the memoir for its introspection, detail, and feeling, noting how celebrity mentions served as artistic inspirations, rather than specifically for concert and tour life details.
Leonie Cooper described the memoir primarily as a typical rock biography.
Answer: False
Explanation: Leonie Cooper described the memoir as being significantly more than a typical rock biography, calling it a unique record of alternative culture.
The Guardian's review highlighted the memoir as a celebration of Kim Gordon's enduring success.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Guardian's review highlighted the memoir as representing a life's work that is 'inextricable from heartbreak,' rather than solely a celebration of enduring success.
The Guardian criticized the memoir for portraying the end of Gordon's marriage as a simple falling out of love.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Guardian criticized the memoir for framing the end of Gordon's marriage as a midlife crisis, suggesting it could have been depicted more straightforwardly as a story of falling out of love.
The Guardian's review praised the memoir's straightforward depiction of relationship difficulties.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Guardian's review suggested the memoir's depiction of relationship difficulties could have been more straightforward, criticizing its framing as a midlife crisis.
Questlove's positive comments suggest Kim Gordon's writing style is introspective and emotionally authentic.
Answer: True
Explanation: Questlove's comments, highlighting introspection and feeling, suggest Kim Gordon's writing style is indeed introspective and emotionally authentic.
The memoir suggests celebrities mentioned were merely acquaintances with no impact on Gordon's career.
Answer: False
Explanation: The memoir, as reviewed by Questlove, suggests celebrities mentioned served as artistic inspirations, not mere acquaintances with no impact.
According to The Guardian, Kim Gordon's life's work is inseparable from emotional pain.
Answer: True
Explanation: According to The Guardian, Kim Gordon's life's work is indeed inseparable from emotional pain.
How was the critical reception of 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' described?
Answer: Strongly favorable
Explanation: The critical reception of 'Girl in a Band: A Memoir' was described as strongly favorable.
What did Questlove specifically praise in his review of the memoir?
Answer: The book's introspection, detail, feeling, and use of celebrity mentions as inspiration
Explanation: Questlove praised the memoir's introspection, detail, feeling, and the way celebrity mentions served as artistic inspirations.
What did Leonie Cooper consider 'Girl in a Band' to be, beyond just a rock biography?
Answer: A unique record documenting 50 years of alternative culture
Explanation: Leonie Cooper considered 'Girl in a Band' to be a unique record documenting 50 years of alternative culture, extending beyond a typical rock biography.
What criticism did The Guardian offer regarding the memoir's portrayal of the marriage breakdown?
Answer: Framing it as a midlife crisis was unnecessarily punitive
Explanation: The Guardian criticized the memoir for framing the marriage breakdown as a midlife crisis, deeming it unnecessarily punitive.
What does the phrase 'inextricable from heartbreak' suggest about Kim Gordon's life's work, according to The Guardian?
Answer: Her artistic achievements are deeply intertwined with emotional pain
Explanation: According to The Guardian, the phrase 'inextricable from heartbreak' suggests that Kim Gordon's life's work is deeply intertwined with emotional pain.
How did Questlove describe the role of celebrities mentioned in Gordon's memoir?
Answer: As artistic inspirations that bolstered her confidence
Explanation: Questlove described the celebrities mentioned as artistic inspirations that bolstered Gordon's confidence.
What specific criticism did The Guardian have about the memoir's framing of the marriage breakdown?
Answer: It was unnecessarily punitive to frame it as a midlife crisis
Explanation: The Guardian specifically criticized the memoir's framing of the marriage breakdown as a midlife crisis, deeming it unnecessarily punitive.
What does the source suggest about the celebrities mentioned in Kim Gordon's memoir, based on Questlove's review?
Answer: They served as artistic inspirations and confidence boosters
Explanation: Questlove's review suggests that celebrities mentioned in the memoir served as artistic inspirations and confidence boosters for Kim Gordon.
What does the source suggest about the relationship between Kim Gordon's work and heartbreak, according to The Guardian?
Answer: Her life's work is fundamentally linked to emotional pain
Explanation: The Guardian suggests that Kim Gordon's life's work is fundamentally linked to emotional pain.
What aspect of Kim Gordon's memoir did The Guardian find potentially problematic?
Answer: Its portrayal of the marriage breakdown
Explanation: The Guardian found the memoir's portrayal of the marriage breakdown to be a potentially problematic aspect.
The title 'Girl in a Band' is derived from a lyric in a Sonic Youth song from their 2009 album, *The Eternal*.
Answer: True
Explanation: The title 'Girl in a Band' is derived from a lyric in the Sonic Youth song 'Sacred Trickster' from their 2009 album, *The Eternal*.
The phrase 'Girl in a Band' only appeared in Kim Gordon's work in her 2015 memoir.
Answer: False
Explanation: The phrase 'Girl in a Band' appeared in Kim Gordon's work prior to her 2015 memoir, notably in a piece from her 2013 art show.
The music genre 'No wave' and the film '1991: The Year Punk Broke' are related concepts mentioned alongside Sonic Youth.
Answer: True
Explanation: The music genre 'No wave' and the film '1991: The Year Punk Broke' are indeed related concepts mentioned alongside Sonic Youth.
The title 'Girl in a Band' implies themes of identity and gender dynamics in the music industry.
Answer: True
Explanation: The title 'Girl in a Band' does imply themes of identity and gender dynamics within the music industry.
The title 'Girl in a Band' originates from which Sonic Youth song?
Answer: Sacred Trickster
Explanation: The title 'Girl in a Band' originates from the Sonic Youth song 'Sacred Trickster'.
Besides the song lyric, where else did the phrase 'Girl in a Band' appear in Kim Gordon's work before the memoir?
Answer: In a piece from her 2013 art show
Explanation: Besides the song lyric, the phrase 'Girl in a Band' appeared in a piece from Kim Gordon's 2013 art show prior to the memoir.
What related concept, besides the band's discography, is mentioned in connection with Sonic Youth?
Answer: The film '1991: The Year Punk Broke'
Explanation: The film '1991: The Year Punk Broke' is mentioned as a related concept in connection with Sonic Youth.