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
Tori Amos quotes about
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.
judging weirdo wacky
I'm too wacky for most weirdos. Who am I to judge?
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.
inspiring mothers-day thinking
If you are a nurturing mother, and a good one, you can go to play groups, sit on the floor and play all the games, and have tea with the other mothers, but wouldn't you like to think that's not all there is? That you haven't hung up your high heels without knowing how to walk in them?
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.
survivor want bitter
Though I can't change what happened, I can choose how to react. And I don't want to spend the rest of my life being bitter and locked up.
pads lilies fairy
We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.
guilt enough my-own
I've got enough guilt to start my own religion.
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.