ABBA was a direct influence on me.Beth DittoTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“ABBA was a direct influence on me.
“I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them.”Beth DittoAdulthood
“I'm a feminist, of course, and I feel as if I'm very politically correct, although I do question what's P.C. and what's not - I don't just accept what I'm told.”Beth Ditto
“I saw the Abba musical, and I loved it, but my music was a little bit different, a little more black.”Frank FarianAbba
“I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see an Abba video on TV then it's my stuff.”Lasse HallstromAbba
“Just like my straight friends, I am repeatedly asked when I plan to have kids, and have been told many times, by various branches of my bloodline, that 'even lesbians can have babies these days.'”Beth DittoAsked
“All this fashion stuff - who's cool now - is just a bigger version of the cool kids versus the nerds.”Beth DittoBigger
“Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.”Beth DittoAgree
“For me, my favourite music was things like The Bee Gees, ABBA and 'The White Album.' The 70s is the period that I love more than anything.”James RightonAbba
“Even things like Abba - I think it's always got a dark, subversive element to it. You've got these four blonde Swedish people singing about their relationships breaking up while they're all going out with each other.”James RightonAbba