I’ve carved out a career for myself really as a writer.
TORI AMOSI don’t know what a shrink would call me. I don’t want to know.
More Tori Amos Quotes
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I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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The word ‘confession,’ to me, means needing to be absolved. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m not asking people to understand. I’d like to think that I tell stories and sometimes my life weaves through it.
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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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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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Many people lock a part of themselves away. It’s a bit sacred.
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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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My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.
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When interviews are good, the conversation can be amazing. Sometimes I’ve had conversations with journalists that I’ve never had with anybody else.
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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’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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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’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
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Me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream.
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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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I don’t see myself as weird, I just see myself as honest.
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