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Lydia Lunch was born in Rochester, New York, United States on June 2, 1959. Lydia Lunch is listed as a singer, actor and poet. The age as of 2026 is 67.
My Take
Lydia Lunch is exactly the sort of artist I admire most, the kind who never asked to be liked. Emerging from late-1970s New York's no wave scene with Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, she made deliberately abrasive, confrontational music, then refused to stay in one lane, working as poet, writer, actress and performance artist. What I value is her absolute lack of compromise across decades; the labels never contained her because she kept widening them. True avant-garde is not a pose you grow out of, it's a temperament, and she has it. Few people stay this uncompromising for this long.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lydia Lunch
- Name (Japanese)
- リディア・ランチ
- Reading
- りでぃあ・らんち
- Born
- June 2, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Occupation
- singer / actor / poet / writer / performance artist
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.lydia-lunch.net
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia%20Lunch
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261990
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lydia Lunch born?
Born June 2, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Lydia Lunch from?
Lydia Lunch is from Rochester, New York, United States.
What does Lydia Lunch do?
Lydia Lunch works as singer, actor, poet, writer, performance artist.
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