“Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.”
Music
“I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.”
ChangeAll Quotes by Tori Amos
“I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.”
Alone“My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.”
Music“Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.”
Food“I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.”
Faith“I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols.”
Car“If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness.”
Fear“If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone.”
Alone“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.”
Courage“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“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“My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the '60s, and he's very much for women's rights.”
Women“I think there's a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer.”
Dreams“You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.”
Learning“After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.”
Business“A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.”
Marriage“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 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“There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.”
Business“I usually get myself into situations that cause sparks. I mean I'm a girl that likes the storms. I love feeling alive, I love walking out in the cold in my bare feet and feeling the ice on my toes.”
Love