but...there's not much of a mystery. the song was almost certainly written about Kim Gordon
Bob gave an interview in which he and the journalist made a few jokes, something along the lines of "why do they still call themselves Sonic Youth when most of them are forty?" Each of them suggested alternate band names, Bob's most memorable being "Old Youth"
(Kim must be over 50 by now...?)
it kinda illustrates how small and incestuous the punk scene had been. unlike say Courtney Love (who, I'd imagine, some people think of when they hear this), most people don't know who the hell Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon are. but they must have seemed pampered and "overexposed" from the perspective of someone like Bob, who--despite being immensely respected, and selling a lot of records--never made much money. and is NOT (nor could ever be) a powerful force in the music industry.
you could call this Bob Mould's "You're So Vain"
but...there's not much of a mystery. the song was almost certainly written about Kim Gordon
Bob gave an interview in which he and the journalist made a few jokes, something along the lines of "why do they still call themselves Sonic Youth when most of them are forty?" Each of them suggested alternate band names, Bob's most memorable being "Old Youth"
(Kim must be over 50 by now...?)
it kinda illustrates how small and incestuous the punk scene had been. unlike say Courtney Love (who, I'd imagine, some people think of when they hear this), most people don't know who the hell Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon are. but they must have seemed pampered and "overexposed" from the perspective of someone like Bob, who--despite being immensely respected, and selling a lot of records--never made much money. and is NOT (nor could ever be) a powerful force in the music industry.