A few years back, when my style was punk grandma, I picked up an amazing pair of sandals – orthopaedic ones, with really thick soles. Ive given them away to a friend now, because these days my look is more 1980s substitute teacher gone wild. – Beth Ditto
I just like food too much, and I dont want to change. I spent so much of childhood trying to change, and I just got sick of it… I dont want to look like Britney Spears, I just dont want to. Shes hideous. – Beth Ditto
When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when Id come home to find that the water had been turned off because my mother couldnt afford the bill. Suddenly, everything feels easier. – Beth Ditto
Girls are taught to sing high and pretty, like Antony, not low and from the guts like Nina Simone. But were slowly trying to change that. There are so many things were not told growing up, and its our true feminist responsibility to take the truth to the people who need to hear it. – Beth Ditto