Part of the charm of what I do is the fact that its completely unrelated to everything that came before.
Lydia LunchI'm a very sympathetic person, but that doesn't always come across in my work because I'm too busy being mad at everything.
Lydia LunchI'm nihilistic, antagonistic, violent, horrible - but not obliterated, yet. I just refuse to be beaten down. I think it's stubborness that keeps me going.
Lydia LunchIf people could understand how much pleasure they could have by themselves, I think everyone would be a lot saner. I think that people really need a dose of quality time with one's self.
Lydia LunchMy job is to confront apathy and confront all the forces that tend to batter each of us down with all kind of oppression, even self-oppression. I consider that the main job of the art that I do- to rattle the cage, wake people up, wake myself up, confront all that would conspire to keep us down.
Lydia Lunch