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My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had

My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didnt stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though I didnt have his blood. – Beth Ditto

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Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love, which is really inspiring in a feminist way. – Beth Ditto

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Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music – well, still not knowing how to play music. – Beth Ditto

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For my group of friends is Lady Gaga eye-opening? No. Shes a less dangerous version of what was so cool about pop culture in the 80s. Back then it was so gay and so punk in so many ways. – Beth Ditto

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