Ani DiFranco Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Taken out of context I must seem so strange.”

“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.”

“For me, the stronger ground I have in my personal life, then the more will I have to fight the good fight.”

“Having more exposure is kind of a bittersweet thing for me, honestly, because it's nice to have a little more job security in life now.”

“I think I'm a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.”

“It's great being your own boss, but then, you know, you make your own mistakes, you know, and you own them. You know, so it's empowering, and it's also humbling along the way.”

“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.”

“Being a parent has taught me a lot of things already, you know, though it's only been a year and half, and has made me address parts of myself that I would otherwise live in comfortable denial of, or you know and - you know, for instance, my self-loathing.”

“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.”

“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.”