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.

Her father died early in the summer of 2004. 17. [citation needed] DiFranco and Gilchrist divorced five years later.

: /ˈɑːniː/; born Angela Maria DiFranco; September 23 1970) is an American singer guitarist poet and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums and is widely considered a feminist icon. Ani DiFranco (pron.