RIGHTEOUS BABE/AVELINE
The ‘lazy teen’ cliché wasn’t coined for Ani DiFranco. By 14, the Buffalo, New York singer-songwriter was touring her own songs; by 16, she was living alone; at 18, she set up her own label, Righteous Babe; and at 20, she released her self-titled debut album. Nearly 30 years later, the touchpaper that sparks her is still the hope of a better world.