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>> anthony: there were a lot of freakish, never couldve happened at any other times, it seems to me, bands who had a readymade audience. okay, and you did the same. you can basically say, "i am a rock star." >> lydia: well hey, hey, hey. no, no, no. first of all i never said i was a [ bleep ] star. >> anthony: no, but i mean but not by word, but by deed and deportment. >> lydia: i didnt walk into any place thinking im a star, i walked in thinking, "i got shit to do." i wouldnt say i was a cataly...

Id say i was a cattle prod -- to get people to do shows, booking shows, curating shows. its just what i do. its like, "lets go, lets do it." and when people would ask me to do things id be like, "yeah i want to do it, of course." people were -- beautiful -- doing things because they had to do it, not because of any other grand idea. >> anthony: so what made you happy back then? i mean, did you have any happy moments? >> lydia: happiness was not the goal, satisfaction was the goal. as it still is...

>> anthony: no, but i mean but not by word, but by deed and deportment. >> lydia: we are great, arent we? >> first of all, im not a star. im not an icon. that may be in your midnight fantasies. >> anthony: but you walked into a club, people knew who you were. >> lydia: i didnt walk into any place thinking im a star, i walked in thinking, "i got shit to do." i wouldnt say i was a catalyst. id say i was a cattle prod -- to get people to do shows, booking shows, curating shows. its just what i do. ...

♪ >> anthony: there were a lot of freakish, never couldve happened at any other times, it seems to me, bands who had a readymade audience. okay, and you did the same. you can basically say, "i am a rock star." >> lydia: well hey, hey, hey. no, no, no. first of all i never said i was a [ bleep ] star. >> anthony: no, but i mean but not by word, but by deed and deportment. >> lydia: we are great, arent we? >> first of all, im not a star. im not an icon. that may be in your midnight fantasies. >>...

Not by word, but by deed and deportment. >> lydia: we are great, arent we? >> first of all, im not a star. im not an icon. that may be in your midnight fantasies. >> anthony: but you walked into a club, people knew who you were. >> lydia: i didnt walk into any place thinking im a star, i walked in thinking, "i got shit to do." i wouldnt say i was a catalyst. id say i was a cattle prod -- to get people to do shows, booking shows, curating shows. its just what i do. its like, "lets go, lets do it....