American - Musician | August 22, 1963 -
Not everybody wants to have the same career. I think what's difficult is when you have two people that do something very, very similar and they both, say, want the limelight. That's very tricky.
Tori Amos
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I'm very at home working with mythology.
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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 back-story.
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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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I'm not very social when I'm off the promo trail, because I step into wife and mother mode. It's very reclusive.
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Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.
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If you think a child is going to be your accessory... it's not like a micro pig. It's not about putting them in front of the television. You need to read to them at night.
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My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me to develop as a songwriter.
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I've worked with many powerful men in the music industry.
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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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I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off.
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