“I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself.”
Music
“I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We're both Leos, we understand each other.”
RelationshipAll Quotes by Tori Amos
“In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe.”
Love“You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made - that we would figure out how to tackle abuse.”
Age“There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.”
Women“Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.”
Food“I don't mind a dirty girl. But what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own story but someone else's object.”
Women“When I was little, my mom tells me, I used to say things like, 'Mom do you hear the string section? Do you hear the string section?' And she would look at me and say, 'No honey, I don't know what you're talking about.'”
Mom“My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the '60s, and he's very much for women's rights.”
Women“Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.”
Music“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.”
Religion“This was a time frame when dance music and clubs were having a real impact on culture, and it had an impact on me.”
Music“I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.”
Marriage“You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.”
Learning“I've got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I'd like even more.”
Art“There are older men with younger women but you don't see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often.”
Women“I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.”
Faith“People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.”
Business“After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.”
Business“When I play live, it's a conversation that we're all having with the song, and the audience... their response and relationship with the songs is as valid as my relationship with the songs.”
Relationship“I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.”
Change