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Originally Posted by ann ashtray
Dead Boys groupie turned awful musician turned aging bitchiness. Sonic Youth have quoted tons of people as an influence...never thought Lydia was anywhere near amongst the more interesting. Sure, her look (and her look alone) was, once upon a time, "sexy"...but sexy ain't rare and very seldom is it interesting.
Some of her photography is OK. But then again, it's easy to make anything look decent when most of it is black and white.
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Her appeal was in shock value, as it was with most No Wave... Looks were everything and she had a good one. It's a superficial reason to be important but it's a valid one for her circumstances.