Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore is canceling his U.S. book tour due to a “debilitating” health condition.
Moore, 65, was set to hit the road on a 10-date speaking tour of the U.S. to promote his forthcoming memoir, “Sonic Life,” but the guitarist announced via Instagram on Tuesday that doctor’s orders had forced him to nix the tour.
“It utterly bereaves me to pass on the news that I have been advised by my medical team here in the UK to cancel my upcoming USA book tour,” Moore wrote on Instagram. “For years I have been dealing with a longstanding health condition, though it has never seriously stopped me from touring and recording. Regardless it’s always been an underlying issue and as I reach my mid-60s this year it has become rather, and consistently, debilitating.”
Moore continued that, after a recent consultation with his doctors, he’d been strongly advised against flying anywhere “under any circumstance until they get it all sorted out.”
“This news is utterly distressing as the publication of my memoir, ‘Sonic Life,’ after the last few years of intense writing and editing, means so much to me,” he continued. “I’ve been looking forward to talking about the book at all the events which had been organized in the weeks ahead. Especially as so many event organizers and booksellers have been so supportive in preparing for the shows. I’ll mostly miss being able to share with everyone who purchased tickets to exchange all manner…
