I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.
TORI AMOSThere is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.
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I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys, those Christian boys.
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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.
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I’ve been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.
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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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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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Standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and I’m quite sure I’m in the wrong song.
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Things go wrong all the time; you can’t be precious about it.
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My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
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I’ve got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I’d like even more.
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I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.
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I found the secret to life: I’m ok when everything is not ok.
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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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In real life I’m bone dry and when I play I’m a mango and in sex I’m starving to be a dripping mango
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A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.
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If you call me a new-age, airy-fairy, hippie-dippy airhead I will shove my crystals up your ass.
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