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I don’t allow challenges to trip me up.

Tori Amos

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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Art Believe Confused Source
Dance with the sufis, celebrate your top ten in the charts of pain.
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Art Media Pain
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller
Have a seat, while I take to the sky.
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Inspirational Seats Sky
There are older men with younger women but you don’t see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often.
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Able Men Women Younger
My ears are huge. If there’s ever a problem with a plane I’m on, they could just put me on the wing and I’ll land the sucker.
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Country Ears Land People Wings
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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Coming Girl Out Winter
If you sing to the mermaids, they come when you’re drowning.
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Drowning Mermaid
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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Music Play Song
I don’t allow challenges to trip me up.
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Allow Challenges Trip
There’s a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world.
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Jazz Complicated Looks World
The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.
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Choices Growing Keys Up
People are the most fascinating mysteries I’ve ever read.
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Fascinating Mystery People
I’m a grown woman. I’ve earned my experiences, my scars.
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Grown Women Scar
These precious things, let them bleed.
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Philosophy Precious Things
My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr King in the 60s, and he’s very much for women’s rights.
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Father Kings Rights

I don’t allow challenges to trip me up.

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