Brody Dalle is the lead singer and guitarist for
 the band The Distillers. Brody Dalle grew up in 
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. Her early days were
 filledwith rage and hate which is where a lot of 
inspiration for her music has sprung.
 Brody Dalle's 
mother kicked out Brody's biological father 
when she was still a young girl. Brody Dalle's
 mother then remarried and had a second child. 
Brody felt like the outsider and took to the 
streets, turning her back on her home. Around age 
13, her and her mothers vitriolic relationship came to 
a boiling point. Both hated each other and showed 
it by, on one occasion, strangling each other 
in their kitchen. Brody Dalle started cutting,
 doing drugs, and skipping school. At age 15 she
 was kicked out of the public school she had been 
attending and sent to an all-girls Catholic school.
 Brody Dalle found a release forher outrage upon 
hearing the punk rock band Discharge. Its angry,
 screaming, sound was what she felt and wanted
 to say. She soon formed her own band, Sourpuss,
 which got the chance to playAustralias Somersault
 Festival along with bands like Sonic Youth and
 The Beastie Boys. There, while packing up drums,
 Brody Dalle met her future husband, Tim Armstrong,
 of Rancid. 

Once
 Brody Dalle turned 18 she moved to L.A. to be with 
Tim and start a new band. The Distillers started
 out as Brody Dalle, Kim Fuelleman, Matt Young, 
and Rose Casper.Since the release of their self 
titled debut album in 2000, the bands format has changed 
several times. Matt and Kim left and are now
 apart of the band Original Sinners. Rose stayed for
 the creation of their second album for which
 they brought on two new members, Andy Outbreak 
(formerly of the Nerve Agents), and Ryan Sinn. 
Before it was even released, Rose realized her heart
 wasnt in it and left the band. The bands new 
formula remains just the three, but what a powerful
 combination it is. Their second record, Sing
 Sing Death House, was released in 2002 and was 
unquestionably better than the first. They've fine 
tuned their sound making more use of rhythm, melody, 
and catchy, passionate chorus. Brody Dalle's 
rasping voice truly is unique and burning, leaving
 a mark like none other. Unlike many punk rock
 bands of today, their sound is all their own, and no 
song can be mistaken for the previous. 

Brody Dalle has made peace with her family, herself 
and shes overcome her tumultuous past. Shes found an 
amazing, supportive husband, and band mates that 
are in it for the long run. Brody Dalle is a raw 
force to
 be reckoned with.