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Mary Beth Patterson, (born February 19, 1981), known by her stage name Beth Ditto, is an American singer-songwriter, most notable for her work with the indie rock band Gossip and whose voice has been compared to Etta James, Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She is often reported describing herself as a "fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansas".

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I shave my body in all kinds of ways, wear tons of eyeliner and dye my hair pink.

Body, Dye, Hair, Way, Wear

ABBA was a direct influence on me.

Abba, Direct, Influence

For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That's the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it's healthy.

Girl, Morning, Possibly, Revenge

Do I ever think Gossip will be really massive in America? No, I don't think it'll happen - and that's fine. It's kind of nice because I get to experience everything at once. I get to come home and it not be weird, like in Paris or something. It is nice to be completely anonymous.

Experience, Fine, Happen, Home, Nice, Thinking

Not everyone wants to be sexy everyday, wearing tight dresses and spanx.

Dresses, Everyday, Everyone, Sexy

I'm not sure that I am able to feel embarrassment.

Able, Embarrassment, Not Sure

I've had people ask me in interviews what it's like to have money, but that's not how it is. I have a middle-class life. I have a room in London but not a house, nor a BMW.

Bmw, Class, Interviews, Like, People, Room

Granny Ditto always referred to perfume as 'smell good' and for me it's an essential. I have a sweetheart who's extremely allergic to most scents, so I have to be extra careful - as well as creative - in the smell department. The key, I've found, are essential oils, which come in all kinds of 100% natural scents.

Come, Extra, Keys, Natural, Oil, Smell

The shape is the most important to me because it is what really matters and what's really missing in the market. Anything else is easier.

Easier, Important, Market, Missing, Shapes

My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigger than a rat.

Boil, Brain, Dad, Squirrel, Squirrels

There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have with little - or no - means. Those of us from poor homes have the advantage of thinking for ourselves and of knowing that when times get hard, things could always be worse.

Advantage, Hard Work, Home, Mean, People, Poor

I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child Ethel Merman, Jr. , was, to me, one of the coolest feminist things.

Children, Feminist, Singers, Incredible, Singer

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.

Came, Knowing, Listening, Play, Starting

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.

Activist, Artist, Artists, Oregon, Perfect, Punk

I always think that people think that women in music are always angry. I'm not angry. Rock 'n' roll music made by men is so much more over-the-top aggressive than when a women says "you" and they're screaming it, it's like, 'Oh my God!' I'm like, 'Have you heard rock music made by men?'

Heard, Men, People, Roll, Screaming, Thinking

Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film 'Funny Girl' at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out with all those friends you blew off to hang out with your ex. I truly believe that, through a combination of Nutella, old pals and Barbra Streisand, we can achieve happiness and, very probably, world peace.

Believe, Combination, Funny, Funny Motivational, Girl, Nutella

I was born to be married. I just feel comfortable there. I love the idea of being partnered for ever. I love my girlfriend, we've been best friends since I was 18. There's not a thing we haven't been through except for marriage. . . We've had talks about what we would name our kids since we were in our 20s.

Friends, Girlfriend, Kids, Names, Thing

I don't feel famous and I didn't want my autobiography to be like a Paris Hilton story.

Autobiography, Hilton, Like, Paris, Stories, Want

You know, either I'm too fat or I'm flavour of the month. I don't feel either, but maybe I'm both, who knows?

Fat, Fats, Flavour, Know, Knows, Months

When I think about the idea of Rebel Wilson having to go to the Oscars and not having something amazing to wear that's made for her, it drives me mad.

Amazing, Ideas, Mad, Oscars, Thinking

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