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
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
admit cause certain experience fact personal share stuff talk
Cause to me, it's, there's nothing that's personal and private, it's all universal. There's no experience that I have ever had that's unique. And the fact that there is just certain stuff that we share but don't admit to and don't talk about. You know, what is that about?
talking government imagination
Now let's get talking: reefer madness. Like some arrogant government can't, By any stretch of the imagination, outlaw a plant.
mother self talking
My mother was a feminist, and she gave me some tools of self-possession and self-empowerment, but now that I have lived here for forty-three years, it's, like, whoa, there is just so much more to do, other than become myself. I'm still talking about it. I still drop the P-word, "patriarchy," on unsuspecting people in everyday conversations.
talk wonder
I like you, but I know you don't know it. I like you so much, I talk to everyone but you. And I wonder what you would think of this little number. I wonder what you would say if you knew.
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
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
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.
blood blue cuz nation office oval phony royal son third thumb
Cuz take away our playstations and we are a third world nation under the thumb of some blue blood royal son who stole the oval office and that phony election.
doubt fit happened
you can doubt anythingif you think about it long enoughcuz what happened always adjusts to fit what happened after that
cuz doubt fit happened
you can doubt anything if you think about it long enough cuz what happened always adjusts to fit what happened after that
army-and-navy rehearsing
We're all rehearsing for the presidency. I always wanted to be commander-in-chief of my one-woman-army.