I can’t believe that I would keep, keep you from flying And I would cry a thousand more if that’s what it takes to sail you home.
TORI AMOSIt’s been a thrilling journey – I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity – it’s a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to … ride and don’t let go and you will be fine.
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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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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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When interviews are good, the conversation can be amazing. Sometimes I’ve had conversations with journalists that I’ve never had with anybody else.
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Anybody knows, you can conjure anything by the dark of the moon
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I used to get really pissed off that my life was so dictated by when this Jesus guy was born and when he was dying every year. I felt really resentful that I couldn’t get on with my own life because I was so busy with his.
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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’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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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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I’m a tomato freak, but sometimes you have to get it in ketchup form for people to be able to open to tomatoes.
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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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Tell me you’re crazy, maybe then I’ll understand.
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Nothing’s gonna stop me from floating
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Press the button, pump the water, build the pressure, push the piston, press the button. It’s the perfect job.
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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.
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