I’ve had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don’t repeat myself. – Tori Amos
I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We’re both Leos, we understand each other. – Tori Amos
I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger. – Tori Amos
I produce the records. I don’t hand over control to some really expensive producer who then talks to the record company and then tries to bend me to their will – for commercial purposes. – Tori Amos
For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they’re dykes, and they’re always good fun. – Tori Amos
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. – Tori Amos
Cornwall is one of the most beautiful places, with great people – there’s not a great downside to it. – Tori Amos
After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of. – Tori Amos
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. – Tori Amos
So the first job that I got – my father got it for me – he had his clerical collar on, was a gay bar in D.C., it was Mr. Henry’s of Georgetown. – Tori Amos
Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all. – Tori Amos
I don’t choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won’t be spending my time creating. – Tori Amos
I think you need to have people around you whose standard is high and who don’t accept anything less. – Tori Amos
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. – Tori Amos
There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s. – Tori Amos
Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They’re like bull elks in a field. – Tori Amos