Get off the cross, we need the wood.
TORI AMOSSome 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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When I got older, I chose to look at Christianity as another myth.
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I’m a winter girl. I like coming out when things are desolate and everybody’s ready to slit their wrists.
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Robert Plant asked me to marry him, but I said ‘no.’ I mean, you just don’t want to marry someone you’ve wanted to do it with since you were thirteen, because, well, if he farts, I would, like, die!
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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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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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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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My favorite saying is, ‘If it’s too loud, turn it up.’
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The romantic myth of the artist says that you are the Source. I have no illusion about that. Native Americans don’t believe they are the Source. They have access to the Source. Endless access. But don’t get confused.
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Me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream.
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The most important thing to me as a songwriter is the breath. The most important thing I could say to somebody is, ‘Sometimes I just breathe you in.’
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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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The word ‘confession,’ to me, means needing to be absolved. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m not asking people to understand. I’d like to think that I tell stories and sometimes my life weaves through it.
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My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.
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To me happiness, true happiness is when you can really dance with sad.
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I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.
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