Lydia Lunch quotes

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. (Lydia Lunch)
I'm completely optimistic - I know the end is coming! View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats. View quote
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I used to think feminism was a liberating force - now I see many of those people are just censors under a different name. View quote
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Think your own thoughts. View quote
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I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success. View quote
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The American way of life, as I see it, is really the American way of death. Everything is determined by greed and the insatiable desire to be the richest and most powerful. And that desire is limitless. View quote
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Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success. View quote
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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. (Lydia Lunch)
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. View quote
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Part of the charm of what I do is the fact that its completely unrelated to everything that came before. View quote
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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. View quote
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Politics are always involved, even in my love songs. View quote
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'Musician' is not a very respected title. I'm not a musician. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am a humanist not a feminist. There's a big difference. View quote
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I'm like a one-woman protest machine. (Lydia Lunch)

Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch - Image
Photo: Man Alive!, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: June 2, 1959
Quotes count: 21