Cover Story – Ani DiFranco, Original Righteous Babe
When I heard that Chattanooga was expecting its first visit from Ani DiFranco, I couldn’t believe it. Could it be true? Finally, I don’t have to drive two hours or more to see her? Amazing. Not to mention the opportunity to interview one of my first musical role models was now obtainable. Thank you, Universe, for an amazing start to March.
Ani DiFranco was one of the first musicians that truly spoke to me through her lyrics and inspired me with her bold political and artistic statements. I remember working at Media Play when I was 16 and special ordering all of her CDs through the store’s account, so that we could stock them and I could immediately “rat-hole” them until my next paycheck.
I own 17 of her 20 albums, not to mention her two Utah Phillips albums and a few soundtracks. Favorite albums include: Not A Pretty Girl, Ani DiFranco (self-titled first album), Dilate, Out of Range, Living in Clip, Little Plastic Castles, and Revelling/ Reckoning. I have been a fan for well over a decade, and there is a damn good reason for it.
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