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After a while, though, you realize that a whole slew of young singer-songwriter piano players are getting compared to you. That’s when you feel the passage of time is occurring.

Tori Amos

I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.
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Guitar Piano Trying
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.
TORI AMOS

Mean People Thinking
My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
TORI AMOS

Ability Church Father
I don’t allow challenges to trip me up.
TORI AMOS

Allow Challenges Trip
I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys, those Christian boys.
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Beautiful Boys Christian
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.
TORI AMOS

Giving Pioneers Taught
Things go wrong all the time; you can’t be precious about it.
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Precious Time Wrong
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.
TORI AMOS

People Too Much Trying
I guess my husband is a muse as well.
TORI AMOS

Husband Muse Well
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.
TORI AMOS

Looks Naked Sex
Is there room in my heart for you to follow your heart?
TORI AMOS

Follow Heart Room
My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr King in the 60s, and he’s very much for women’s rights.
TORI AMOS

Father Kings Rights
Confucius does his crossword with a pen.
TORI AMOS

Crossword Religion Religious
There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.
TORI AMOS

Phenomenal Pressure Vintage
Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all.
TORI AMOS

Believe Order Powerful
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.
TORI AMOS

Art Believe Confused Source

After a while, though, you realize that a whole slew of young singer-songwriter piano players are getting compared to you. That’s when you feel the passage of time is occurring.

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After a while, though, you realize that a whole slew of young singer-songwriter piano players are getting compared to you. That’s when you feel the passage of time is occurring.

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