“Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about.”
Change
“There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.”
WomenAll Quotes by Tori Amos
“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“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“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“I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We're both Leos, we understand each other.”
Relationship“People listen to music the way they want to listen to music.”
Music“I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.”
Marriage“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 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“Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.”
Food“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“I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.”
Alone“I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself.”
Music“You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.”
Learning“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 don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.”
Faith“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“My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the '60s, and he's very much for women's rights.”
Women“My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.”
Music