“The thing about punk is that you’re allowed to talk about anything. Kids can talk about whatever they want. There’s nobody saying, ‘No, you can’t do that, it’s not punk.’”

it seemed like we’d just been in some horrible dream

I was initially slightly sceptical of the ramifications and undertones of Renzo Martens’ project in central Congo…

Iggy showed the error of human existence, the breathless nearness of death, and the lure of fun and action. He was like a much better-looking version of Schopenhauer.

“There is something deeply humiliating in such a situation.”

The strongest current reflections on the power struggles raging beyond the pleasure principle.