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
bad blink music proud seem smoke time tiny worse
i smoke and i drinkand every time i blink i have a tiny dreambut as bad as i am i'm proud of the factthat i'm worse than i seem
american-musician criticise far trying
We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.
feminism folks folk-music
I love all those great 'f' words - feminism, folk music..
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.
music language edges
I don't like my language watered down, I don't like my edges rounded off.
hate pops pop-music
I seriously hate pop music and all things super-commercial.
music country growing-up
...when you grow up surrounded by willful ignorance, you have to believe that mercy has it's own country and that it's round and borderless...
love music piano
Love is a piano dropped from a fourth story window, and you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
american-musician art definition ends living mean seem
Art is why I get up in the morning; my definition ends there. You know it doesn't seem fair, that I'm living for something I can't even define. And there you are right there, in the mean time.
bad blink dream drink fact proud seem smoke time tiny worse
i smoke and i drink and every time i blink i have a tiny dream but as bad as i am i'm proud of the fact that i'm worse than i seem
declining happen lipstick people picture sign statement takes talk wearing
People talk about my image, like I come in two dimensions, like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind, like what I happen to be wearing the day that someone takes my picture is my new statement for all womankind
both close oh
Both hands... Now use both hands. Oh no, don't close your eyes.
begin best seems wonder wrong
Seems like everyone's an actor or an actor's best friend, I wonder what was wrong to begin with that they should all have to pretend.
balloon began bit forth hope money passions people
As it began to balloon before our eyes, and more and more and more and more people and money were involved, it was a bit overwhelming. But you just go forth with your passions and hope for the best.