The singer-songwriter made a name for herself in the 1990s by doing things her own way. She explains what she’s letting go of, ahead of a documentary screening and concert in Houston this week.

I spoke with the singer by phone from New Orleans, where she lives with her husband, musician-producer ... in growth and evolution and nature," Ani DiFranco says. "But cooperation is an equally ...

Since Ani DiFranco began her career in the early ’80s, her distinct playing style – comprising percussive strumming and subtle picking – has won the hearts of acoustic guitar aficionados.