Quotes by Tori Amos

About Tori Amos:

Tori Amos is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and composer. She is a classically trained musician and has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She has received eight Grammy nominations.
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I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil.

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Sometimes you need to take a departure from what you do to something that's slightly different in order to get inspiration.

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The world that we all knew before, could wake up in feeling safe... now it seems that everything has been turned upside down.

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Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all.

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Our world is a huge mess right now, and not big enough for masses of intolerant people.

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When the mothers start to shatter, then everything just comes undone.

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It's been a thrilling journey - I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity - it's a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to... ride and don't let go and you will be fine.

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I'm a classic emerald green Sixties Jaguar that nobody can own, but my husband is allowed to drive.

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Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.

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I've been known to throw watermelons, backstage, at people who are giving me news I don't want to hear. But I never aim for the head.

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I'm not like a poker player. I'm not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I'm intending to go. My cards are always on the table.

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There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine.

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My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts - with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist - outside on the church lawn.

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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.

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To me glamour isn't about being sparkly.

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My ears are huge. If there's ever a problem with a plane I'm on, they could just put me on the wing and I'll land the sucker.

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Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that's what it feels like to me. Whether that's what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.

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I produce the records. I don't hand over control to some really expensive producer who then talks to the record company and then tries to bend me to their will - for commercial purposes.

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Romance is important to me, and to have a romance with your husband takes a bit of doing. The key is to make sure your partner misses you. That means you have to take yourself away.

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A lot of songs are derivative of each other. Sometimes you need to take a departure from what you do to something that's slightly different in order to get inspiration.

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Not everybody wants to have the same career. I think what's difficult is when you have two people that do something very, very similar and they both, say, want the limelight. That's very tricky.

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Author Bio

  • NameTori Amos
  • DescriptionAmerican singer
  • BornAugust 22, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Pianist; Composer; Musician