I have a rule that I don’t read my press, but then somebody in the crew will be reading it and of course it’s right there, so what do you think I do?
TORI AMOSThere 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 worked with many powerful men in the music industry.
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I think that people who can’t believe in fairies aren’t worth knowing.
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Is there room in my heart for you to follow your heart?
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Many people lock a part of themselves away. It’s a bit sacred.
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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 strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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I don’t allow challenges to trip me up.
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I’m not like a poker player. I’m not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I’m intending to go. My cards are always on the table.
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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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A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.
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I think there’s a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer.
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Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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You don’t have to justify anything. Being pissed off is absolutely ok.
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Look, I’m standing naked before you; Don’t you want more than my sex? I can scream as loud as your last one, But I can’t claim innocence.
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