Ani DiFranco Quotes

I still enjoy the heck out of getting up there to play shows every night.

My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.

I love going on tour and playing music for people.

Then, in 1983 I went on a very long concert tour all over Europe.

I'm going to go out on tour when I feel like going on tour.

The thought of going on tour with people like Toyah Wilcox is just appalling. I'm certainly not tempted.

Singing is my passion and I always wanted to travel the country.

A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live.

Live shows are really big for me. I want to do as many of those as I can.

Yeah, playing live for me is the essence of what we do.

I love the stage, but it doesn't pay the mortgage.

It's been too many years since I've played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film.

I love playing live now more than ever. I enjoy it, I think it keeps you young.

But I don't want to do no big tours or go out on the road.

I love to play gigs.

Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.

For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy.

I can't believe that I get to stand on the stages I stand on every summer, and get to sing the songs that I sing.

When I go on the road now, which is less than before, but still more than I'd like to, I think of myself primarily as a singer. Not a songwriter, not a celebrity, just a man who likes to sing.

We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands.

This is something I love to do. I've never had any other job. I love singing and entertaining.

Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express.

I'm dedicated to touring the rest of my life.

I love live music and I love to see people's faces when I'm performing.