My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts – with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist – outside on the church lawn.
TORI AMOSMy father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts – with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist – outside on the church lawn.
TORI AMOSHealing for me is being able to sit next to the butcher and say ‘Yes, I’m sitting next to the butcher now,’ instead of saying ‘there is no butcher’.
TORI AMOSWhen interviews are good, the conversation can be amazing. Sometimes I’ve had conversations with journalists that I’ve never had with anybody else.
TORI AMOSThe 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.
TORI AMOSThings go wrong all the time; you can’t be precious about it.
TORI AMOSI don’t really cook. There are caterers, and my husband cooks.
TORI AMOSWe all must develop a grounded clarity for ourselves.
TORI AMOSI 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 AMOSI guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.
TORI AMOSPretty is never beautiful.
TORI AMOSYou decide whether you look at your reality or live pretending these feelings don’t exist.
TORI AMOSI wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys, those Christian boys.
TORI AMOSI’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
TORI AMOSYou have to really respect your path, or you will lose your mind.
TORI AMOSNothing’s gonna stop me from floating
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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