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
who-i-am should-have voice
I speak without reservation, from what I know and who I am. I do so with the understanding that all people should have the right to offer their voices to the chorus whether the result is harmony or dissonance. The worldsong is a colorless dirge without the differences that distinguish us, and it is that difference which should be celebrated not condemned.
art media voice
Don't tell me what they did to you as though you had no choice. Tell me, isn't that your picture? Isn't that your voice.
queen
I'm queen of my own compost heap, and I'm getting used to the smell.
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.
club life membership owe people
I've got more than one membership to more than one club and I owe my life to the people that I love.
free gonna home leave sing
Take me home. Take me home and leave me there. Think I'm gonna cry, don't know why. Think I'm gonna sing myself a lullaby. Feel free to listen. Feel free to stare.
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.
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.
both close oh
Both hands... Now use both hands. Oh no, don't close your eyes.
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.
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
beautiful few playing space
A few years ago, when this space was much more raw, I did a little playing here, and I thought this is going to be a beautiful place to perform.
learned people personal start
After a while, I sorta start to think there is no such thing as private, people don't like to say things that are too 'personal' but you know, if there's anything I've learned doing this for years, it's that nothing is just personal to me, I'm not that unique.