Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch Lydia Lunch in 2005 Background information Birth name Lydia Anne Koch Born (1959-06-02) June 2, 1959 (age 55) Rochester, New York, United States Genres No wave, post-punk, industrial, avant-garde, spoken word Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actor, self-empowerment speaker Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1976–present Labels ZE Associated acts Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, 8-Eyed Spy, Big Sexy Noise, Harry Crews, Sonic Youth, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Cypress Grove, Retrovirus Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Anne Koch, June 2, 1959, Rochester, New York) is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene. The Boston Phoenix named Lunch "one of the 10 most influential performers of the 1980s." Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery and has maintained an anti-commercial ethic operating independently of major labels and distributors. Lunch's moniker was given to her by the rock band Willy DeVille because she stole food for her friends.