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Someone told me once that Lucinda Williams takes six years between albums, and that’s what stuck to me; it’s like, you really are a factory. You don’t do things to make them, on your own time.

Beth Ditto

I wish I could open a piece of my brain and you could see into my memories.
BETH DITTO

Brain Memories Wish
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

Artist Oregon Perfect
I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself.
BETH DITTO

People Think Thinking
Instagram is a Roman arena of insults. Everyone is a lion, but it is fun.
BETH DITTO

Fun Instagram Insult
I have a very good relationship with myself. My favourite quote is, “What you think about me is none of my business.”
BETH DITTO

Favourite Good Relationships Thinking
As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there’s a great big world to explore out there.
BETH DITTO

Flying Life Love Short
I find inspiration everywhere. I love challenges and my favorite thing is to find something ridiculous and be like “if it’s all that I have available to me, I am gonna make it look the best that I can”.
BETH DITTO

Challenges Favorites Inspiration Things
I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad.
BETH DITTO

Country Love Sad Song
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

Grandma Teacher Years
I never said I wanted to be a singer for the rest of my life.
BETH DITTO

Said Singers Wanted
Girls are taught to sing high and pretty, like Antony, not low and from the guts like Nina Simone. But we’re slowly trying to change that. There are so many things we’re not told growing up, and it’s our true feminist responsibility to take the truth to the people who need to hear it.
BETH DITTO

Girl Growing Responsibility Up
I’m constantly thinking about what I’ll do next. I never count on music being a career of longevity. I mean, longevity is key, and I hope that it lasts, but you just don’t know, because it’s not in your hands, you don’t make the decision.
BETH DITTO

Keys Mean Thinking
When you get a certain amount of media attention, I think people are like, “Where’s your other album?”
BETH DITTO

Media People Thinking
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

Knowing Listening Play
I am tired of spending a little bit of money in a lot of pieces because they keep on falling apart.
BETH DITTO

Fall Pieces Tired
A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house.
BETH DITTO

Beautiful House Plant

Someone told me once that Lucinda Williams takes six years between albums, and that’s what stuck to me; it’s like, you really are a factory. You don’t do things to make them, on your own time.

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Someone told me once that Lucinda Williams takes six years between albums, and that’s what stuck to me; it’s like, you really are a factory. You don’t do things to make them, on your own time.

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