26 Facts About Brody Dalle

Brody Dalle was born on Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979 and is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician.

Brody Dalle 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.

Brody Dalle began another project, Spinnerette, which released an eponymous album in 2009.

Brody Dalle was born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson in Melbourne on 1 January 1979.

Brody Dalle was raised in the Fitzroy and Northcote suburbs of Melbourne.

Brody Dalle's father left their family when she was young.

Brody Dalle 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".

Brody Dalle began training to be an Olympic swimmer as a teenager.

Brody Dalle attended and was expelled from two Catholic high schools in Melbourne before dropping out.

Brody Dalle was intrigued by Cyndi Lauper and the Beatles as a child.

Brody Dalle participated in Rock 'n' Roll High School, a Melbourne feminist collective started by Stephanie Bourke.

Brody Dalle became interested in Black Flag, Discharge, and Flipper.

Brody Dalle moved with Armstrong from Melbourne to Los Angeles and there founded The Distillers.

The album received acclaim and comparisons to Hole, with Brody Dalle often compared to Courtney Love and later to PJ Harvey.

In 2001, Brody Dalle made a cameo in New Found Glory's music video "My Friends Over You" with then-husband Tim Armstrong, as well as his bandmates from Transplants, Travis Barker and Rob Aston.

Brody Dalle began work on a new project called Spinnerette with Alain Johannes of Eleven.

Brody Dalle has played on tracks for the band Eagles of Death Metal under various monikers and appeared on the song "Weigh on My Mind" on the Transplants' debut album in 2002.

In November 2012, Brody 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.

In November 2013, Brody 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.

In February 2014, Brody Dalle released the first single from her debut solo album, Diploid Love, which would be released on 28 April 2014.

In 1995, at the age of 16, Brody Dalle met 30-year-old Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong when both of their bands played at Summersault.

Brody Dalle was with the band Sourpuss at the time.

Brody Dalle moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to be with Armstrong, and they married later that year.

Brody Dalle has said that Armstrong was very controlling of her and that it took her three years to leave him.

Brody 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 Brody Dalle accused each other of domestic violence and had restraining orders filed.

Brody Dalle requested that restraining orders be filed against him on behalf of their sons in September 2021, alleging physical and emotional abuse, but was denied by two judges.