My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
TORI AMOSIf you sing to the mermaids, they come when you’re drowning.
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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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I’ve got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I’d like even more.
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There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.
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I like involved projects.
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There is value in everybody’s gift. No matter how hard to find or strange it is.
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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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I’m very at home working with mythology.
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got a little red line that tells you, boy where the razor’s been.
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If I was writing songs just for me I’d only play them in my living room, alone.
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Pretty is never beautiful.
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I think having a child can really change you if you’re open to it.
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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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Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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I want to be an integrated woman.
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I am finding that vulnerability gives me great strength, because you’re not hiding anymore. It’s really about being a pioneer for myself, going into the places where I am not being taught. I have to teach myself.
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