Brody Dalle

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Brody Dalle
Dalle performing in August 2014
Born
Bree Joanna Alice Robinson

(1979-01-01) 1 January 1979 (age 46)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other names
  • Brody Armstrong
  • Brody Dalle-Homme
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1992–present
Spouses
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(m. 1997; div. 2003)​
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(m. 2005; sep. 2019)​
Children3
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
  • keyboards
Labels
Member of
Formerly of

Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. She began playing music at the age of 13 and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18, where she founded the punk rock band The Distillers. The group released three albums before disbanding in 2006. She began another project, Spinnerette, which released an eponymous album in 2009. In 2014, she released Diploid Love, her first album under her solo name. The Distillers reunited in 2018.

Early life

Brody Dalle was born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson in

The Fabulous Kangaroos.[4] Her father left their family when she was young.[citation needed] Her parents later married other people; through her father's second marriage, she is the older half-sister of actress Morgana Robinson.[5] She did not have much contact with Robinson until the two met backstage after a Distillers show in 2004, where Robinson revealed that their father now lives "in Leeds or some shit".[6] Dalle was sexually abused as a child,[7] spending much of her teenage years in court cases surrounding the abuse.[7] She began training to be an Olympic swimmer as a teenager.[8] She attended and was expelled from two Catholic high schools in Melbourne before dropping out.[9] She also used drugs and later said, "I was never a junkie, I was never shoeless and selling my mum's car to a Gypsy. I just experimented, like everyone else."[9]

Career

1992–2006: Early projects and the Distillers

Dalle was intrigued by

Summersault Festival where she met Tim Armstrong, frontman of punk rock band Rancid. The two pursued a relationship and were engaged in 1997, shortly after Dalle turned 18. She moved with Armstrong from Melbourne to Los Angeles and there founded The Distillers
.

The Distillers released their

Rob Aston
.

2007–2011: Spinnerette and later work

Burned out and tired of one another following a grueling two-year tour, the Distillers broke up in 2005.[18] Dalle began work on a new project called Spinnerette with Alain Johannes of Eleven. On 11 December 2008, the band released their first EP entitled Ghetto Love, with an accompanying video directed by Liam Lynch. A full-length self-titled album was released on 17 June 2009.[19]

Dalle performing with Spinnerette in 2009

Dalle has also played on tracks for the band

Rock the 40 Oz: Reloaded. In 2009, she made an appearance in the same song as her husband, Josh Homme, on "Bargain Healers" from the French artist Nosfell on his self-titled album. In 2011, Brody Dalle was featured on the Boots Electric
song "Boots Electric Theme."

2012–2015: Solo work

In November 2012, Dalle announced on Twitter that she was working on a solo album, featuring Alain Johannes, Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age, and Shirley Manson of Garbage.[citation needed]

In November 2013, Dalle announced that she had signed to Caroline Records, a division of Universal Music Group, intending to release her debut solo album in early 2014.[20] The album was produced by Alain Johannes, and features guest appearances from Shirley Manson of Garbage, Nick Valensi of the Strokes, and Warpaint's Emily Kokal. Dalle supported Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age on their Australia/New Zealand tour in March 2014 to promote the album.[citation needed]

In February 2014, Dalle released the first single from her debut solo album, Diploid Love, which would be released on 28 April 2014. The single, "Meet The Foetus / Oh The Joy", featured backing vocals by Shirley Manson and Emily Kokal.[21] The second single from the album, "Don't Mess With Me", was used in the soundtrack of the Square Enix game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm.[citation needed]

2018–present: The Distillers reunion

In January 2018, Dalle shared links from her Twitter account to a newly made Twitter account for The Distillers, as well as a previously established/archival Instagram account for the band. A teaser video was put up across all platforms, confirming the return of the band.[22]

Personal life

In 1995, at the age of 16, Dalle met 30-year-old

Summersault. She was with the band Sourpuss at the time.[7] She moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to be with Armstrong, and they married later that year.[8] They went through a bitter divorce in 2003, after Armstrong saw a picture of Dalle kissing Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme in an issue of Rolling Stone magazine; she and Homme would later marry.[23][24] Rancid's 2003 album Indestructible featured songs such as "Fall Back Down" that dealt with the divorce and Armstrong's feelings towards it.[25] Dalle has said that Armstrong was very controlling of her and that it took her three years to leave him. When she finally did, he and his friends criticised Dalle in the press, and she claims he threatened the male members of the Distillers and blacklisted anyone associated with them.[18] After her divorce, Dalle reverted to using the surname of her favourite actress, Béatrice Dalle.[26]

During her separation from Armstrong, Dalle reconnected with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, having previously met him at Lollapalooza in 1996 when he was 23 and she was 17; she was still dating Armstrong at the time. The two began dating, which led to a backlash from Armstrong and his fans.[27] Homme claimed to have received multiple death threats from Armstrong's fans.[28] Dalle married Homme on 3 December 2005.[29] They have a daughter named Camille Harley Joan Homme (born 17 January 2006) and two sons named Orrin Ryder Homme (born 12 August 2011) and Wolf Dillon Reece Homme (born 13 February 2016).[30]

Dalle filed for legal separation in November 2019 and divorce a month later, citing Homme's alcoholism and drug abuse; he subsequently entered rehab, but over the following months, he and Dalle accused each other of domestic violence and had restraining orders filed.[31] Dalle requested that restraining orders be filed against him on behalf of their sons in September 2021, alleging physical and emotional abuse,[32][33] but was denied by two judges.[34][35] In 2023, Homme won sole custody of the children and was granted a restraining order against Dalle after it was discovered that her new boyfriend had forged the children's signatures on certain legal documents.[36][37]

Discography

Sourpuss

  • Sourpuss (EP) (1995)
  • Tabouli (EP) (1996)

The Distillers

Main article:
The Distillers discography

Spinnerette

Main article: Spinnerette

Solo

Guest appearances

References

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  2. ^ Diehl 2007, p. 92.
  3. ^ a b Pinnegar, Shane. "Interview: Brody Dalle - April 2014". 100 Percent Rock. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ^ @nerdjuice79 (11 April 2024). "A Journey Through Generations and Connection". Retrieved 11 April 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Brody Dalle". Askmen.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Brody Dalle: the return of tough, surly female singers". New Statesman. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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  9. ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (11 March 2004). "Scare tactic". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ Diehl 2007, p. 93.
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  13. ^ a b Diehl 2007, p. 95.
  14. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (11 March 2004). "Scare tactic". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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  19. ^ ""Brody Dalle Speaks on Spinnerette, Distillers" – Spin Magazine Online". Spin.com. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  20. ^ Bychawski, Adam (17 November 2013). "Brody Dalle signs to Universal's Caroline company". Nme.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  21. ^ Cooper, Leonie (25 April 2014). "Reviews - Brody Dalle - 'Diploid Love'". NME. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  22. ^ Breihan, Tom (3 January 2018). "The Distillers Are Back". Stereogum.com. Stereogum. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Brody Dalle announces new band | News". Nme.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  24. ^ "Brody Dalle Covered Up Rancid's Tim Armstrong Tattoo After Hooking Up With QOTSA Josh Homme". 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Rancid Transform Heartbreak into Indestructible Punk Rock". MTV. 29 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  26. ^ Power, Ed (17 June 2014). "Brody Dalle Interview: Living Dalle". Hot Press. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Queens of the Stone Age: "You work first, then party later…"". Uncut.co.uk. Spring 2007. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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  29. ^ "#260:Josh Homme/Queens of the Stone Age". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  30. ^ Gamp, Joe (17 February 2016). "Josh Homme and Brody Dalle announce birth of third child, Wolf". NME. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  31. ^ "Queens of the Stone Age Singer Josh Homme Gets Restraining Order". Tmz.com. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  32. ^ "QOTSA Singer Josh Homme's Kids File for Restraining Order Against Him". TMZ. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  33. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (10 September 2021). "Restraining order filed against Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  34. ^ Kreps, Daniel (10 September 2021). "Josh Homme: Judges Deny His Children's Request for Restraining Order Against Him". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  35. ^ Chilton, Louis (11 September 2021). "Judge 'denies request' by Josh Homme's children to file restraining order against him". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  36. ^ "JOSHUA HOMME Issues Statement on Recent Legal Battles". Metalinjection.net. 28 March 2023.
  37. ^ Monroe, Jazz (28 March 2023). "Joshua Homme Gets New Restraining Order Against Brody Dalle, Alleges She Put Their Children "In Great Danger"". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

Further reading

  • Diehl, Matt (2007). My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, the Distillers, Bad Religion—How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream. New York: St. Martin's Griffin.
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