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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.

~Ani Difranco

Topics: Address Been Being Comfortable Denial Half Instance Know Live Lot Made Me Myself Only Otherwise Parent Parts Self-Loathing Taught Things Though Would Year You

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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.

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Topics: Because Feminist Hero Know Myself Respect Songs Teach Think Try Why Write You I Write

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I'm searching, as we all are, for ways to feel good about myself. Certainly, looking in the mirror doesn't do it!

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Before Katrina, you didn't see criticism of the Bush administration in the media. Here they are, stealing elections, enacting illegal wars, huge crimes against humanity and democracy, and you didn't even see criticism. It wasn't until Katrina that people started to come down on them.

~Ani Difranco

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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

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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.

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I've been saying the Occupy Movement has got the ball rolling, and now we need to take the fight to the great indoors!

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I don't know if there are artists out there who love their own records. I haven't met any, and I'm kind of extreme in the other direction, but therein lies the impetus to keep working and keep making new songs and new records.

~Ani Difranco

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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.

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I'm not one of those people who has an act.

~Ani Difranco

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 23rd, 1970

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