Id rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous. – Ani DiFranco
Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, its not because Im a hero. – Ani DiFranco
Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we dont talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when its the superstructure of human society. – Ani DiFranco
Pop stardom is not very compelling. Im much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and theres no pomp and circumstance to the performance. Theres no, like, Ill be the rock star, you be the adulating fan. – Ani DiFranco
Theres the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: Hes supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs youve been recording and then say, Guys, I dont hear any singles. And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one. – Jarvis Cocker