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
Ani Difranco quotes about
cold gaze living mount people pine stone toast
Here's a toast to all those people living on the pine ridge reservation under the stone cold gaze of mount rushmore
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
independent writing media
What I like about being independent [in the music industry] is that anybody who does play the album on the radio and anybody who does choose to write in the media does so because they want to, because they like it or because they find something interesting there, not because they have to.
faces mystery stranger
Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends.
vulnerability
Vulnerability is something that I negotiate every day.
fundamentals disease imbalance
The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy.
offering progress fabric
I am a work in progress Dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding Offering me intricate patterns of questions Rhythms that never come clean And strengths that you still haven't seen
women moving long
I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement.
tools weapons ifs
Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.
shut-up
There isn't much I have to say, that I wouldn't rather just shut up and do.
you-like-it please ifs
If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same.
chairs middle comfortable
When you sit right down in the middle of yourself you're gonna wanna have a comfortable chair.
elephants rooms planets
Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we don't talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when it's the superstructure of human society.
expression progress fabric
I am a work in progress dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding.