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.
TORI AMOSI’ve been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.
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My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts – with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist – outside on the church lawn.
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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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Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they’re little.
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I’ve never felt anything that moves me as much as my piano. I’m an emotional player. I don’t really like people. I prefer my piano to people. It’s totally reliable and it’s alive. I can hear what it’s saying.
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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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I’m a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.
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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.
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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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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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After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.
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Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Some people say, I’d give anything to be 30 again. Well, I really wouldn’t. I didn’t enjoy being 30.
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I’m a grown woman. I’ve earned my experiences, my scars.
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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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I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We’re both Leos, we understand each other.
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