I think the gay community should get smart and drop the word 'marriage.' Do you really need to change every right-wing Christian to make sure you get your equal rights? Eyes on the prize, we should be sticking to getting equal rights. Ani DiFranco changechristiancommunity 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
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
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
I hate it when people don't recognize the work of women as being universal, or having any import to the world at large, as opposed to men's work, which is generally tends to be seen as more universal - men's writing about their own experience tends to be put in a broader context. Ani DiFranco broadcontextexperience share on social
Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot. Ani DiFranco bootheartleg Change image and share on social
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. Ani DiFranco compareconnectionfemale Change image and share on social
Playing show after show is like my bread and butter. Ani DiFranco breadbutterplay Change image and share on social
I've never had a very closely connected family. My parents split up when I was young and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was kind of just on my own really young. It wasn't some kind of global tragedy, it was just never really a very close-knit family. So there was support in the sense that they didn't stand in my way. Ani DiFranco closecloselyconnect share on social