Gossip Singer Has ADHD

08/28/09 3:47pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Gossip singer Beth Ditto says she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Ditto told NME that her friends had often told her they thought she suffered from the disorder. Its symptoms include difficulty concentrating, incessant talking, impatience, speaking and acting without thinking and difficulty sitting still.

"I thought [my friends] were just joking," Ditto told the magazine.

But then she got an official diagnosis.

"I guess it kind of explains a lot about the way I am," she said.

You can see a hyperactive Ditto with Gossip playing in support of the recently released Music For Men at these dates:

Aug. 28 Reading, England @ Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
Aug. 30 Leeds, England @ Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)
Oct. 7 Washington, DC @ Nightclub 9:30
Oct. 8 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of The Living Arts
Oct. 9 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Oct. 11 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club & Lounge
Oct. 13 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Oct. 15 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Oct. 16 Chicago, IL @ Metro
Oct. 17 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Oct. 19 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
Oct. 20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Oct. 23 Seattle, Wa @ Showbox
Oct. 24 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Oct. 25 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Oct. 26 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater
Oct. 29 Austin, TX @ Emo's
Oct. 30 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's