A few years back, when my style was ‘punk grandma,’ I picked up an amazing pair of sandals – orthopaedic ones, with really thick soles. I’ve given them away to a friend now, because these days my look is more ‘1980s substitute teacher gone wild.’ Beth Ditto Read Quote
I was always being told off at school. The teachers would say: ‘Everyone’s talking, but you’re the one I can hear.’ Beth Ditto Read Quote
All this fashion stuff – who’s cool now – is just a bigger version of the cool kids versus the nerds. Beth Ditto Read Quote
I’m 90% performer, 10% musician. I’ve always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to. Beth Ditto Read Quote
You know how people love to glamorize poverty? There’s nothing glamorous about it. But it did make me really creative. Those days, I was literally taking t-shirts in the day and sewing them back together to make dresses for the night. Beth Ditto Read Quote
Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters, and filmmakers can all meet like-minded souls. It’s proved the perfect place for me and all my punk friends. Beth Ditto Read Quote
I work really well under pressure but I really hate doing things on a timeframe. Beth Ditto Read Quote
