I collect art books. I have hundreds and hundreds of them and they get me to start hearing things. Sometimes people look at them, but I find that visual art gets me listening, gets me hearing things.
TORI AMOSRobert Plant asked me to marry him, but I said ‘no.’ I mean, you just don’t want to marry someone you’ve wanted to do it with since you were thirteen, because, well, if he farts, I would, like, die!
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I think that other people covering my work is really exciting… Im really open to that kind of thing because I think interpretation is an art form.
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I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys, those Christian boys.
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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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So close to touching freedom, then I hear the guards call my name
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Anything a wife should do, I’m terrible at. Anything a mistress should do, I’ll try.
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Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift…Womanhood is a choice.
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I think that the nightmares are telling me things about myself that I need to know. And I try to understand what they mean, so I can get to know something more about my soul.
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There are things that I refuse to deal with except through my music… because I don’t trust humanity that much, and I don’t know if I trust me that much. But I trust the songs.
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Nothing’s gonna stop me from floating
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I like involved projects.
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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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I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.
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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 think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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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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