Scissor Sisters fans "soul-sucking," says Ditto
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Voice of good band The Gossip has lamented the experience of supporting Scissor Sisters on their recent tour.
In an interview with Mixmag, Ditto attacked the fans of their touring partners for not being punk enough and for not having watched the right films.
"I love them and I think we've got a lot of common ground," began Ditto. "But supporting their tour was a really soul-sucking experience.
"It wasn't gigs, it was 'concerts', you know like when you're nine and New Kids On The Block come to town and you camp outside the mall all day to get your ticket.
"The audience were moms wanting chart hits. They've never seen a John Waters movie or heard the Ramones."
Fair enough, I say. Say you? DiScuss.
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those darn old people
wanting to listen to music
Well if she's not blaming the band in any of this
...then this seems a bit nasty and pointless.
Perhaps she's gotten hold of the secret NME "Cool Handbook" and is following a list of things she has to do to remain number one next year. Or something.
so people didn't like her
shit, "cool" band
they must not be "cool".
it's a good thing
his movies are VIIIILLLLEEEE.
"The audience were moms wanting chart hits"??
Its a Scissor Sisters audience...what else would you expect?
Its like whinging that a 5ive audience didnt wanna mosh
eh?
crybaby!
she
doesnt rate cool yet slags peole who've never heard of the ramones. whatever
john waters eh?
yes i knew she must have got her inspiration for her look from somewhere
"They've never seen a John Waters movie or heard the Ramones"
OMG. WHAT CUNTS EH.
crybaby
fuckin awesome film yess
johnny dep.... :)
xx
POTD
I knew she reminded me of someone!
Talking of Sucking
She could do with some of the lypo variety.
What does that morbidly obese coolest person in the world expect? Ramones fans at a Scissor Sisters Concert? Christ, Grow a Freaking Brain, theres enough of you to encase a working brain, shame that all you can do is talk shit out of your fat ass.
Plus, I havent seen Jake Shears around on the telly recently, has Ditto eaten him?
NEWSFLASH
I have gotten hold of the NME "How To Be Cool" Handbook. Ditto must also have got hold of it
1)Take Drugs
2)Be Morbidly Obese or Heroin Skinny
3)Slag off Pop Acts
4)Tell People To Take Drugs
5)Dont Release Many Singles
6)Shout Your Mouth Off For No Reason
7)Take More Drugs
I am sure she's got most of them covered. I am off to get fat and take crack and shout my mouth off outside a McFly "concert"
I read this as
Scissor Sisters fans "soul-sucking," says Dido, thinking she'd finally said something interesting. Shame on me for being so stupid.
I did quite like the music...
but the more I hear them (or more to the point: her) talk the more I'm getting absolutely turned off. If you choose to sellout by supporting a wildly popular lightweight band, then what do you expect? Twit.
There was an interview with them a year back where she spouted a real ignorant and sad anti-male rant. The sort of stuff that was left behind by shit alternative comedians in the 1980s. The world's moved on, but not her little spoilt brat world.
And then there's that awful video clip of theirs with all the slappable cool-as-fuck teenie girls with asymmetrical haircuts all dancing to them. I think because she's a hero to them. That's what she's trying to tell us anyway.
EUGH! Enough.
hmm..
she looks like a darts player
Hmmmmm
So, the Gossip...what first attracted you to the idea of supporting Scissor Sisters on a lucrative arena tour?
dont be fucking stupid
she gets so much abuse because her expressed opinions are unfathomably stupid, painfully naive and ridiculously childish. and frankly, she deserves all abuse for her weight and appearance she gets after making a comment in the nme which for all intents and purposes claimed that making an effort to stay at a healthy weight is "selling out"
.
I think her opinion her is stupid. Why would she agree to go on tour with SS... surely she knew that supporting them would bring media attention to the band as a whole.
I think the whole wieght issue is irrelevant, she has a good voice, she is talented, but I think she's letting her ego get the better of her.
She wants to appear as radical as she can.
Next thing you know, she'll be bra-less.
ps/ It's very rude to say "don't be fucking stupid".
some stupid posts here
A fat woman says something (rather) stupid and half of you completely ignore that and just give her a kicking for being fat.
Misogynist bullshit.
Laugh at the Fatty
Yeah, we do pick on the fact shes a fat bitch.
There is a massive problem in the UK with Obesity, and the Nation has never been so unhealthy (bar plagues etc). People in the public spotlight should not be promoting obesity such as Ditto. NME are equally to blame with their promotion of drug use, and by putting someone morbidly obese as the coolest person in the world.
At least we can all agree on one thing, obese people die younger on average, so maybe she'll die young, like a rock star, maybe then she'd be remembered for the music rather than being a fat mouthy bitch
bollocks
I don't look to people in rock'n'roll bands to promote holistic wellbeing and lead by example by eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
You're deluding yourself if you think your attitude towards Ditto has anything to do with the strain on the NHS caused by poor diet.
Our society places far more emphasis on women's image than on men's and gives them a kicking if they don't conform to an unrealistic ideal. You are contributing to this bullshit.
Fuck off.
.
Mixmag?
5ive
is the name of a fantastic metal band - they're a bit stoner but you could definitely get some moshing in during bits of The Telestic Disfracture...
misogyny?
because the people mocking her for being fat wouldn't mock a fat male rockstar who talked rubbish?
don't make me laugh.
Fat male rockstars get plenty of crap on DiS for being fat.
I think they should stick to slagging off the retarded things she says, but really, it's not misogyny; they don't care what gender the fat person is. they really don't.
Why does it always have to be a men vs. women thing?! You're perception is fucked; stop perpetuating the dichotomy.
aww
I thought this was going to be about our good Koopa-signing friends at Ditto Music. :(
Mmmm
Now that would be a disappointment to the teenage pop fans wanting to see 5 pretty guys prancing around
Balls to You Too
Yeah, we dont look at them to promote a holistic wellbeing, but we dont look at fat rock stars, male or female and say
"Hey, I wanna grow up to be just like them"
"Wow, I Wanna Be a Fatty Like Jack Black or Beth Ditto"
Ditto would be a strain on anyone, imagine trying to get her into an ambulance, fucking nightmare.
Plus, the emphasis is far more on womens bodies. Thats utter bollocks.
In the society we live in, there has been a massive increase in the appearance of men. I'd say the pressure is more on men today than on women to look good. Women have been used to the pressure of looking their best for decades, the new pressure on males to groom and be a fine human being is far greater than any pressure on women.
There is no "Heat" or "Hello" complaining about skinny men, but fuck me, if there isnt a war on women who are tooo skinny.
Consider Your Useless Mouth Shut Willma
Borrrring
why are we talking about her weight again? The fact is, she should have known that touring with the Scissor Sisters would involve playing to that sort of audience.
withpaperwings:
Some of the posts criticising her weren't misogynistic, some blatantly were. If you can't see that it's your perception that is fucked.
keiththevirgin:
That bunch of incoherent flannel you wrote has done nothing but make people laugh at you and think you're even more of a confused creep. Commit suicide. Bye.
"imagine trying to get her into an ambulance, fucking nightmare"
Oh how we laughed all the way to the canteen for a chip cob at that one
Okay,
this board has given me incredible help with my thesis that all human communication between unknown parties, when reduced to 'comments' or 'messages', will inevitably end up with abuse.
Excuse me, don't interrupt me when I'm calling you a bunch of lifeless, self-absorbed chowheads...Keithtrevorallen, you're the reason we have reality tv.
See?
(personally? don't rate the music...touring with SS, what should she expect?...fat but proud, good but it doesn't get you out of judging people by what over-rated band they like or what 'cult' film they've just seen)
My Aim
in life is to make people laugh
Job Done
I'm off to hang myself in the stationary cupboard so some poor cleaner can find me on saturday morning, ruining his day.
Virgin
I love it when people call me that, makes me feel 15 again
Weight
"Fat but Proud"
What the hell is there to be proud of. Your Morbidly Obese, You are going to DIE. FACT.
What goes through your mind, oh, its not her choice to be FAT she can't help it.
I hate fat sympathisers.
"Its Positive to have a fat lesbian"
whats positive about a fat lesbian? Wow, shes not straight, she must be so strong to be in the media and music industry and gay. No, theres nothing positive or negative about that, its just a fact, shes a lesbian, big whoop, wanna fight about it?
Then the fat.
THERE IS NOTHING POSITIVE ABOUT BEING FAT. NOTHING AT ALL.
Its as bad as the fucking Klaxons and NME with the bullshite new rave MDMAzing.
I'm more pissed off
that the gossip are re-releasing "Standing in the way on control" - again! Is that the second or third time?
singer gets famous. channel 4 use superior remix. band re-release material ad infinitum thus losing all their "cool" original fans and making the nme worry that she ain't as cool as they first thought...
Fat People
Well,
I see a lot of people siding with a fat mouthy bitch.
You all seem to be women
I can only assume two things
1) You Are Fat
2) You Are Ugly
3) You Don't Have Anyone To Love
My condolances
Keith "Virgin" Allen
you
are an absolute fucking cunt, sir, and i'm ashamed to share a christian name with you.
YESSS
i well love you and rachelsilverrocket. obviously you are right, i can't even believe the stuff that some people are saying - it makes me really sad.
YES
WORD.
Thanks
Friend
LESBIANS
You are as much of a fucking idiot as the rest of the fat sympathisers online.
"without involving some sort of insult on her body and sexuality"
what the hell bitch? you quote me a post where someone has had ago at the fatty for being a lesbian. If anyone was to bring it up its you.
Shut ya mouth when ya talk to me


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