Brody Dalle gets messed up

By Martin Kielty
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View former Distillers frontwoman's first single

Brody Dalle has released a video for her first single Don't Mess With Me – and she hopes it becomes an anthem for victims of bullying.

The track is taken from her debut solo album Diploid Love, which was launched in April.

She says: “It’s about feeling like you have the power, even telepathically or psychically, to be able to stop something. Your toughness comes from deep scars; you’re not just born with it. You have to survive shit.

“I was severely bullied at school, physically and verbally. I wrote Don’t Mess With Me for all the kids who get bullied.”

Former Distillers frontwoman Dalle returns to the UK for the Reading and Leeds festivals on the weekend of August 22-24.

Diploid Love Tracklist

  1. Rat Race 2. Underworld 3. Don’t Mess With Me 4. Dressed In Dreams 5. Carry On 6. Meet The Foetus / Oh The Joy 7. I Don’t Need Your Love 8. Blood In Gutters 9. Parties For Prostitutes

Brody Dalle: Don’t Mess With Me

Martin Kielty
Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.