Beth Ditto: Call me Madonna

Beth Ditto was "over the moon" to hear she had inspired Madonna.

The singer is currently promoting her solo EP and has recalled her excitement after discovering the Queen of Pop cited her material as an influence for her new album MDNA.

The Gossip frontwoman would love to write for the iconic musician.

"I was over the moon when I heard that," she told British magazine NME. "I got a fire in my ass about wanting to write for her. I was like, 'Get on the horn and call me, Madge! Does anyone have Madonna's phone number?' Oh hold on, no-one does…"

Beth also spoke about her collaboration with successful producer Mark Ronson.

The pair have been working together on the upcoming Gossip album and got on amazingly well.

"I love Mark and we worked together really well. He's a Virgo and I'm a Pisces, so we complemented each other's personalities. One of our most common bonds was that we both loved big voices, church voices," she said. "He loves country music, which is a big deal to me because, you know, in terms of things I love, country music is probably number one."

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