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 know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.

Tori Amos

Being in your forties - any woman who isn't there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you.

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I don't really cook. There are caterers, and my husband cooks.

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I was two and a half when I first climbed up and sat at a piano.

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My favorite saying is, 'If it's too loud, turn it up.'

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I'm a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.

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I've carved out a career for myself really as a writer.

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There are two ways to wake up. You can wake up thinking about what you know, or you wake up thinking and saying 'What can I learn?.' That's a very different approach.

Tori Amos

I know people sometimes have this fantasy about Cornwall. But the Cornish are so grounded.

Tori Amos

Take a different route to the coffee shop to see what you can see and hear. When we get in a routine, we can become zombie-like and shut down. It's about discipline. You have to push yourself.

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I'm not very social when I'm off the promo trail, because I step into wife and mother mode. It's very reclusive.

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There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are your own person. If you're trying to be like somebody else, then there is isn't.

Tori Amos

There's a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world.

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When we get in a routine we can become zombie-like and shut down.

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I can see how the young girls really get hurt when their moms are critical, or vice versa when they're overly critical of their moms. It can be so painful.

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If you think a child is going to be your accessory... it's not like a micro pig. It's not about putting them in front of the television. You need to read to them at night.

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My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me to develop as a songwriter.

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A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.

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At 15, I knew someone whose mother cooked macrobiotic, so I persuaded my mother to go macrobiotic with me.

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I think you need to have people around you whose standard is high and who don't accept anything less.

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A lot of songs are derivative of each other.

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Author Bio

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