Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, it's not because I'm a hero. Ani DiFranco feministherorespect Change image and share on social
I've been a long time coming, and I'll be a long time gone. You've got your whole life to do something, and that's not very long. Ani DiFranco comehavelife Change image and share on social
My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do. Ani DiFranco determinationendfeminism Change image and share on social
Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall. Ani DiFranco bathroombeautyblow Change image and share on social
These days, my main guitar amps have been Magnatone. They're beautiful. Magnatones have actual tremolo, which I recently learned about guitar amps. Often what guitar amps call vibrato is really just a volume Up and Down. But Magnatone has a true vibrato, which is pitch bending. And so, it's just a lush sound. Ani DiFranco actualampbeautiful share on social
I've been collecting some more high-end guitars. I have an old Martin D28 from the '60s, a beautiful, classic Martin that I know I played on 'Mariachi.' Ani DiFranco 60sbeautifulclassic Change image and share on social
I've been trying to learn how to not be so conflicted about things like my own anger. I've always had a place in my music for my anger as a way of compensating for not having a mechanism to express it in my everyday life. So I've been trying to be more true to myself, and that helps me to chill out a little bit. But politically, uh-uh. No. Ani DiFranco angerbitechill share on social
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. Ani DiFranco affectelephanthuman Change image and share on social
I was attracted to a lot of different art forms - dancing, painting. But there's something about music that people hold so close. It's such a powerful art form, and that's why I live for it. Ani DiFranco artattractclose Change image and share on social