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I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.

Tori Amos

I 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?
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Crew Reading Thinking
These precious things, let them bleed.
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Philosophy Precious Things
If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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Challenges Deals Want
For a song cycle to work, you have to feel these things when you hear them and you either have an emotional reaction to it or you don’t. The plotline is something that gets woven together in the backstory.
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Emotional Song Together
The way I see it, the men that I’m with, whoever they are, it’s like look, you have to accept the fact that I like ice cream, and I know it shows up on my hips but if you can’t accept that, then leave. Go away, toodles. It is non-negotiable.
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Away Going Ice Cream Men
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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Theme Thinking Variation
As the sun sets, we’ve all had those nights where you question your choices and where your life is going.
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Choices Night Sun
I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.
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Children Mom Mother
I’ve got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I’d like even more.
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Aboriginal Art Country Native People
Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie.
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Art Chocolate Thinking
Over the last few hours I’ve allowed myself to feel defeated, and just like she said if you allow yourself to feel the way you really feel, maybe you won’t be afraid of that feeling anymore.
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Feelings Last Way
I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.
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Monsters Soul Thinking
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
If I was writing songs just for me I’d only play them in my living room, alone.
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Play Song Writing
Healing 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’.
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Able Healing Sitting
I like involved projects.
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Country Involved People Projects
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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Phenomenal Pressure Vintage
I was fascinated to think about a place where men could be the mothers and I thought of my own song-writing and I decided to have a relationship with their daughters.
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Daughter Mother Song
I guess my husband is a muse as well.
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Husband Muse Well
I think having a child can really change you if you’re open to it.
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Change Children Thinking
got a little red line that tells you, boy where the razor’s been.
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Boys Harm Self Suicide
Me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream.
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Ice Cream Insanity Manson
My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
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Ability Church Father
You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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Justify Off Okay Pissed
I really really love Christ, but I’m not a Christian.
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Christ Really Christian Love
If you sing to the mermaids, they come when you’re drowning.
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Drowning Mermaid
An interview will seem very sane to me, and I’ll find out that the journalist was laughing out of the side of his mouth half of the time.
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Half Laughing Mouths

I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.

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