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To be in a band, at least according to the rules of rock in the 1970s, one must know how to play an instrument. But rather than waste time solving that problem, No Wavers ignored it. The point was simply to make music, not to learn how first.

~Lydia Lunch

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You want positive, go elsewhere. Go find a different lie.

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Part of what I have to represent is an alternative to this perverted fashion industry concept of what beauty is.

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Two of my favourite books are Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer' and 'Tropic of Capricorn.'

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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.

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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.

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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.

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I watch the news. It fuels my rage; it informs my work.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: June 2nd, 1959

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