Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene. The Boston Phoenix named Lunch "one of the 10 most influential performers of the 1980s."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth2 June 1959
CityRochester, NY
CountryUnited States of America
cannot despite steal
I have to laugh because despite the destruction, we cannot let 'them' steal our pleasure. That is always the theme of my performances: I'm here to thrive, not just to survive.
believe best chemical happiness knowing life living seek silly strife
I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest.
aggression aggressive encouraged express female fine icons painted women
Aggressive female icons have been chronically demeaned... It's fine for male artists to be angry - they're encouraged to outwardly express their aggression - but women? I've been painted as an aggressive Feminazi because I'm blunt, stubborn, independent, forthright.
collective inspirational none says sounds
If someone says 'grunge' or 'punk,' you know what the sound is, but if you say 'No Wave,' it's kind of mysterious. That was the most interesting part and should have been the most inspirational thing about it... here's this collective sonic insanity, and none of it sounds anything alike.
beauty concept represent
Part of what I have to represent is an alternative to this perverted fashion industry concept of what beauty is.
fuels informs watch work
I watch the news. It fuels my rage; it informs my work.
inflict intensely might performers rest separated since society whom
I'm separated by other performers with whom I might be lumped, since what I say is so intensely personal. I'm anti-art and anti-poetry. As much as possible, I want to inflict my personal pain on the rest of society.
positive
You want positive, go elsewhere. Go find a different lie.
henry
Two of my favourite books are Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer' and 'Tropic of Capricorn.'
lunch would-be found
I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success.
lunch facts charm
Part of the charm of what I do is the fact that its completely unrelated to everything that came before.
lunch satisfaction needs
I'm a total pleasure seeker. I pursue anything that satisfies me. I usually get it. I have specific needs and I know what they are so I can achieve satisfaction.
lunch mad busy
I'm a very sympathetic person, but that doesn't always come across in my work because I'm too busy being mad at everything.
emphasize guess
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.'