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
We all seek approval, and our mothers seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Moms blessing or not. – Beth Ditto
I feel sorry… for people whove had skinny privilege and then have it taken away from them. I have had a lifetime to adjust to seeing how people treat women who arent their idea of beautiful and therefore arent their idea of useful, and I had to find ways to become useful to myself. – Beth Ditto
My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigger than a rat. – Beth Ditto
Touring is tough. Youre almost in a haze because you dont really know where you are half the time: Youre in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, youre onstage performing for 60,000 people, then youre back on an airplane. Its very hectic and I couldnt do it without my family. – Vanessa Hudgens