In retrospect, it's ridiculous that anyone saw me as a fashion icon, since all I was trying to do was to dumb down my middle-class look by messing with my hair. Throughout the eighties I was invariably half-sure and half-confident about whatever it was I woreโฆStill, I've always believedโstill doโthat the radical is far more interesting when it looks benign and ordinary on the outside.
Kim GordonNo one talks about woman power. The Spice Girls - they're masquerading as little girls. It's repulsive.
Kim GordonThe clothes in themselves are empty. But what they throw off and what clothes mean as signifiers is incredibly interesting - to see what people do with it. That's more interesting to me than flipping through a magazine or seeing the fall look.
Kim GordonI tend to want to listen to melancholy music, but sometimes if you're feeling too sad, you can't.
Kim GordonIn retrospect, it's ridiculous that anyone saw me as a fashion icon, since all I was trying to do was to dumb down my middle-class look by messing with my hair. Throughout the eighties I was invariably half-sure and half-confident about whatever it was I woreโฆStill, I've always believedโstill doโthat the radical is far more interesting when it looks benign and ordinary on the outside.
Kim Gordon