Ani Difranco
Ani Difranco
Ani DiFrancois an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, songwriter and businesswoman. She has released more than 20 albums and is widely considered a feminist icon. DiFranco has received positive feedback from critics for much of her career...
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1970
CityBuffalo, NY
feminism folks folk-music
I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music..
revolution praying stills
I am still praying for revolution.
writing drawing stories
I am writing graffiti on your body. I am drawing the story of how hard we tried.
new-york thinking cities
I can't wait to get back to New York City where at least when I walk down the streat, no one ever hesitates to tell me exactly what they think of me.
home oysters world
The world is my oyster. The road is my home. And I know that I'm better off Alone.
facts proud seems
But as bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem
life important use
It's not important to be defined, it's only important to use your time well.
noses ears picks
How come I can pick my ears but not my nose?
song lying artist
I don't know if there are artists out there who love their own records. I haven't met any, and I'm kind of extreme in the other direction, but therein lies the impetus to keep working and keep making new songs and new records.
mom support parent
I've never had a very closely connected family. My parents split up when I was young and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was kind of just on my own really young. It wasn't some kind of global tragedy, it was just never really a very close-knit family. So there was support in the sense that they didn't stand in my way.
mirrors feel-good way
I'm searching, as we all are, for ways to feel good about myself. Certainly, looking in the mirror doesn't do it!
baby ideas littles
I had a little bit of resistance to the idea of taking energy away from my work, and the baby comes along and, lo and behold, that's exactly what happens.
bread bread-and-butter shows
Playing show after show is like my bread and butter.
hate mind female-musicians
I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women's work.