Zitat des Tages von Lydia Lunch:
Because we have so much eye candy and mind candy, spending so much time trying to pay the rent, all of this conspires to keep us from thinking too hard or taking action from that. Our time is stolen. So much of our daily life is stolen.
The problem with music was always that the sound system often obliterated the words, and words, not music, have always been what I was about.
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.
If 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.
'Musician' is not a very respected title. I'm not a musician.
Sure you're powerless, sure you're just one person, sure you can't change anything... but you don't have to be miserable about it as well.
I'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.
I'm completely optimistic - I know the end is coming!
I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success.
I am a humanist not a feminist. There's a big difference.
I used to think feminism was a liberating force - now I see many of those people are just censors under a different name.
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.
Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success.
Part of the charm of what I do is the fact that it's completely unrelated to everything that came before.
Think your own thoughts.
I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats.
I'm like a one-woman protest machine.
The female format is a beautiful one in which to function. Foolhardy as it may be. I change my image all the time, it's whatever suits me at the moment.
I think my speeches are hilarious. I think I'm a natural comedian, but I like denying people the chance to laugh. I want to deny you the relief of the punchline.
Part of what I have to represent is an alternative to this perverted fashion industry concept of what beauty is.
You want positive, go elsewhere. Go find a different lie.
Politics are always involved, even in my love songs.
I just prefer instrumental. I don't need to hear what other people are singing. And if I need music as a backdrop to work or to think, I need to have that part of the brain clear - I don't need people feeding their fantasies into my vision.
The biggest insult is that I've been called an exaggerator... I tell the truth as I know it. I don't glamorize the nightmare and horror that I witness; I just digest it and spew it back, with venom.
The imperial, genocidal war machine never rests, so I don't either.
People have always asked me, 'Haven't you wanted to sell out?', and it's like, who am I going to sell to?
