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Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that’s what it feels like to me. Whether that’s what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.

Tori Amos

Anybody knows, you can conjure anything by the dark of the moon
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Dark Knows Moon
People are the most fascinating mysteries I’ve ever read.
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Fascinating Mystery People
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller
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
If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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Challenges Deals Want
You don’t have to justify anything. Being pissed off is absolutely ok.
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Justify Pissed Off
We all must develop a grounded clarity for ourselves.
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Clarity Country Grounded People
I don’t know what a shrink would call me. I don’t want to know.
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Call Shrink Want
If you can’t create physical life, you find a life force. If that’s in music, that’s in music. I started to find this deep, primitive rhythm, and I started to move to it. And I held hands with sorrow, and I danced with her, and we giggled a bit.
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Hands Moving Sorrow
The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.
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Church Daughter People Play Separation
I think there’s a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer.
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Country Dream People Thinking
Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.
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Antlers People Sheep
I can’t believe that I would keep, keep you from flying And I would cry a thousand more if that’s what it takes to sail you home.
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Believe Flying Home
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
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
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

Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that’s what it feels like to me. Whether that’s what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.

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Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that’s what it feels like to me. Whether that’s what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.

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