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Beth Ditto
Beth Ditto
Beth Ditto
Background information
Born February 19, 1981 (1981-02-19) (age 27)
Origin Searcy, Arkansas, United States of America
Instrument(s) Vocals
Associated acts Gossip

Beth Ditto (born 19 February 1981 in Arkansas[1]) is the vocalist of American band Gossip. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Searcy (local pronunciation SUR see) is the largest city and County seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Gossip (also known as GOXXIP or sometimes GSSP) is a three piece US Indie rock band Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gossip (also known as GOXXIP or sometimes GSSP) is a three piece US Indie rock band

Ditto came to wider public attention in November 2006 when she was selected by NME as the coolest person in rock—being placed at number one in the magazine's annual "Cool List. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been " The magazine cited her "non-conformity"[2] as the reason for her selection - she is a lesbian, an outspoken advocate of gay rights, weighs 210 lbs [3] and is also in a relationship with a transman. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian A transman or transguy (often referred to as FTM) is short for Transsexual or Transgender man - a person who was naturally born or physically [4][5]

The band's breakthrough song "Standing in the Way of Control" was written by Ditto as a response to her government's decision to deny gays the right to marriage in the U. " Standing in the Way of Control " is a single by the American Indie rock band The Gossip from the album of the same name S. "Nobody in the States was that surprised or shocked by what Bush did, but it made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated," Ditto says. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. "I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It's a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting. "[6]

Ditto was nominated for Sexiest Woman Of The Year at the NME Awards 2007 where she performed the Heaven 17 song "Temptation" with former Pulp frontman, Jarvis Cocker, although she lost out on the award to Kate Moss. Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963 is an English musician best known for fronting the band Pulp. Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. She has also received criticism following a recent outburst in which she claimed that supporting Scissor Sisters on tour was "soul-sucking. The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 " [7] However, in 2007 she appeared alongside Ana Matronic and Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters on the UK music show Transmission, where they discussed touring together and how much they had all enjoyed it. Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch, 14 August, 1974, Portland, Oregon) is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards, 3 October 1978, Arizona) is the male lead Vocalist for the American music group She is placed #10 on Spinner. com's Women Who Rock Right Now[8]

Recently she has refused to play in-store at Topshop stores citing her dissatisfaction with their clothes range not available in her size. Topshop is a chain of clothing stores that operates in over 100 countries including the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. She went as far as to offer to design clothes for them saying, "Give me the job. I want to design. I want you to make clothes for big girls - big boys. I want you to make big sizes. "

Ditto posed nude for On Our Backs, a women-run lesbian erotica magazine. On Our Backs ( was the first women-run erotica magazine and the first magazine to feature Lesbian Erotica for a lesbian audience in the United States "It was a big moment in my life," she told Curve magazine. Curve is the best-selling Lesbian Magazine in the United States. "It was kind of a radical thing to do. I got my period just 10 minutes before we got there, and I was totally bleeding. I was doing it with my tranny boyfriend, who I’m in love with, and I was totally bleeding — how radical is that? — and I’m a fat person, and I’m a femme. It felt really good. "[4]

Ditto has recorded a solo album, produced by Calvin Johnson at his Dub Narcotic Studio. Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is an American Guitarist, Vocalist, Songwriter, Music producer, and Disc jockey The album has not yet seen a commercial release. Ditto also recorded a duet with Johnson: the track "Lightning Rod For Jesus" appears on Johnson's 2002 solo album What Was Me. What Was Me is the first solo record by K Records founder and Beat Happening member Calvin Johnson.

Ditto currently writes an advice column for British newspaper The Guardian, appearing in its 'G2' section on Fridays, entitled "What Would Beth Ditto Do?"

Personal life

In an interview for NME magazine, she commented "I did eat squirrels when I was a kid, people in Arkansas just do - they'd think you were a freak if you ate squid there!" However, in a CNN profile she says it was not her but a cousin. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner [9]

She does not wear deodorant, or shave her armpits. "I think punks usually smell. " she claims. [10]

She is close personal friends with Ana Matronic (from the band Scissor Sisters). Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch, 14 August, 1974, Portland, Oregon) is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 They both appeared in interviews for the BBC's coverage of the Glastonbury festival on 24 June 2007. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

She is an outspoken feminist, and once commented that "Women aren't cats, we aren't pets, we are just people trying to cross the freaking street to get an ice-cream. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate "[11]

She is a big fan of the band X-Ray Spex. X-Ray Spex are an English punk band from London that formed in 1976. When presenting the Friday Night Project, she sang a few lines from the Spex' track "Oh Bondage, Up Yours". Also, when discussing the upcoming Led Zeppelin concert, Beth Ditto said she couldn't care less about it and would prefer X-Ray Spex to reform.

She appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on BBC One on 28 September 2007. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a Chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

She appeared on the cover of the December 2007/January 2008 cover of Bust (magazine). BUST is an United States -based Feminist Magazine that addresses a variety of young women's interests including Celebrity interviews

She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

References

  1. ^ Bio. The Gossip official website. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  2. ^ Alex Needham (2006-11-22). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Why Beth Ditto is the coolest. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  3. ^ Adam Sherwin (2006-11-22). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Lesbian singer is voted 'coolest' person in rock. The Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  4. ^ a b Marissa Pareles. Southern Firecracker: Beth Ditto. Curve Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  5. ^ Simon Hattenstone (2006-12-02). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The next big thing. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  6. ^ Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control. I Like Music. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  7. ^ Beth Ditto: 'Supporting Scissor Sisters was soul-sucking'. NME (2007-01-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  8. ^ Women Who Rock Right Now: No. 10. Spinner (2007-07-15). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  9. ^ The insiders guide to Beth Ditto. CNN (2006-11-24). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  10. ^ Listen Up: I Don’t Think We’re In Kansas Anymore. psychoPEDIA (2006-11-20). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
  11. ^ Beth Ditto (2007-06-08). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable What would Beth Ditto do?. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of

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