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There are things that I refuse to deal with except through my music… because I don’t trust humanity that much, and I don’t know if I trust me that much. But I trust the songs.

Tori Amos

Don’t give up. Don’t listen to these foolish critics that are so small minded they don’t get it tonight.
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Foolish Giving Minded Tonight
You know when people smile too much? It’s painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I’m trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.
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People Too Much Trying
I’ve never felt anything that moves me as much as my piano. I’m an emotional player. I don’t really like people. I prefer my piano to people. It’s totally reliable and it’s alive. I can hear what it’s saying.
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Emotional Moving Player
and if there is a way to find you, I will find you. but will you find me if Neil makes me a tree
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Make Tree Way
Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they’re little.
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Changing Your Life Littles
My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.
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Father House Rocks
I think having a child can really change you if you’re open to it.
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Change Children Thinking
I think that people who can’t believe in fairies aren’t worth knowing.
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Angel Believe Thinking
I’m very at home working with mythology.
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Home Mythology Working
I’ve been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.
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Dirty Esteem Low Self Sheets
To me happiness, true happiness is when you can really dance with sad.
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Dance Happiness Really True
There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine.
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Listening Routine Way
Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.
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Food References Wells
If I was writing songs just for me I’d only play them in my living room, alone.
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Play Song Writing
I’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
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People Privilege Stories
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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might Song Sound

There are things that I refuse to deal with except through my music… because I don’t trust humanity that much, and I don’t know if I trust me that much. But I trust the songs.

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There are things that I refuse to deal with except through my music… because I don’t trust humanity that much, and I don’t know if I trust me that much. But I trust the songs.

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