I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar.

and the Beastie Boys. Pebe a single mother struggled financially while supporting herself Kesha and her older brother Lagan; they relied on welfare payments and food stamps to get by. Luke and Martin had received one of Kesha's demo from Samantha Cox senior director of writer/publiKeshar relations at Broadcast Music Incorporated and were impressed.

Her "talky" rap technique yodeling and excessive auto-tune have become her trademark and all three have led to scrutiny regarding her vocal talent. Her debut album Animal and her first extended play Cannibal were released in 2010. Philanthropically Kesha has been involved with animal rights and LGBT activism.