"Bob Dylan is the greatest poet of his generation, a legend, an icon.But when I met him, I realized he is just a folk singer who lovesplaying music, a folk singer like me. Neither of us run from that branddespite the fact that folk is a dirty word that many singers would jumpinto traffic to avoid. We have a love for the noncommercial aspect ofit, a love for creating new things to share with people."

- Ani DiFranco
Billboard Magazine, 1998