Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amosis an American singer-songwriter, pianist and composer. She is a classically trained musician and has a mezzo-soprano vocal range...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth22 August 1963
CityNewton, NC
CountryUnited States of America
hear silent somebody voice waiting
Years go by will I still be waiting for somebody else to understand... sometimes I hear my voice and it's been here, silent all these years...
derivative slightly
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.
form
I'm driven by the idea of characters and the song-cycle form is similar to a musical.
listening
When I am able to be present, listening - really listening - to a viewpoint described through someone else's lens, I am here in the now and alive.
zombie routine
When we get in a routine we can become zombie-like and shut down.
making-changes valuable being-afraid
Not being afraid to make changes is a valuable tool - knowing you can change back.
opinion tricky
Being able to hear an opinion. And then how to apply that opinion is something I am learning and working with every day. What can be tricky is how to differentiate a good suggestion that you should apply to your work [from] someone's personal taste at their opinionated best.
pads lilies fairy
We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.
music song play
A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing you a love song. Charming.
lucifer wanted feels
I wanted to marry Lucifer. I feel his presence in my music.
something-new preoccupation findings
I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger.
ice-cream insanity manson
Me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream.
writing sides bigs
There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.
listening way routine
There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine.