http://www.spikemagazine.com/0600thurstonmoore.php
"Adolescent prose aside, this brief fusion of flesh meant more than just two badly dressed kids getting it on in a seedy loft apartment. It meant that Moore would soon tattoo his upper left arm with the prophetic words, 'Sonic Life', and the band we all know, and mostly love would soon follow."
I don't know how trustworthy that source is though.