Lydia Lunch, the iconic frontwoman of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, has never been one for conventions. In a recent interview, she shared her disdain for sandwiches, pop culture, and even funerals, revealing a desire to simply evaporate and return to 'the ether.'
Chaos on Stage
When asked about the most chaotic stage moment, Lunch recalled an incident where a drunken man made a rude remark. She invited him on stage and struck him with a blackjack, telling him to 'suck it himself.' She remains always prepared for such disruptions.
Influence of Alan Vega and Suicide
Lunch is currently in Australia performing songs of Suicide. She first saw them at age 16 in New York, describing their performance as 'mania and musical schizophrenia.' She admired Alan Vega's intense, thousand-yard stare and their unique sound.
Connection with Tex Perkins
She will also perform with Tex Perkins, whom she finds 'adorably funny, sexy, raunchy.' Their collaboration includes covering 'Hard for You' from the Shotgun Wedding tour with Rowland S Howard.
Remembering Rowland S Howard
Lunch rejects the concept of missing the dead as 'western selfish greed,' preferring to celebrate their lives. She is glad she celebrated Howard's life while he was alive.
Posthumous Honors
Regarding laneways named after musicians like Howard and Spencer P Jones, Lunch thinks it's better than having a hamburger named after you. She dislikes sandwiches, calling bread 'a trick on poor people,' but might allow a breadless sandwich with a 'divine interior.'
Pop Culture and Shock
Lunch dismisses the idea of shock value, stating she finds nothing she's done shocking. She condemns pop culture as an 'existential vacuum' and refuses to comment on Nick Cave's transformation.
Agony Aunt Column
She previously wrote a sex advice column called Tough Love for the Idler, where she wrote both questions and answers, including one about ejaculating into a Thanksgiving turkey.
No Funeral
Lunch plans to vanish without a trace, saying, 'There won't be a funeral. You'll never find my body.' She intends to evaporate, hidden from all eyes, returning to the ether.
Lydia Lunch performs Suicide songs in Melbourne (17-18 June), Brisbane (20 June), Sydney (21 June), Adelaide (24 June), and Perth (25 June). She also performs with Tex Perkins in Melbourne (19 June), Brisbane (20 June), and Parramatta (27 June).
