I dont mind a dirty girl. But what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own story but someone elses object. – Tori Amos
My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the 60s, and hes very much for womens rights. – Tori Amos
There are older men with younger women but you dont see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often. – Tori Amos
The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a ministers daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for. – Tori Amos
When I play live, its a conversation that were all having with the song, and the audience… their response and relationship with the songs is as valid as my relationship with the songs. – Tori Amos
I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. Were both Leos, we understand each other. – Tori Amos
Ive had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I dont repeat myself. – Tori Amos
I dont see music as working. – Tori Amos
Music is always a reflection of whats going on in the hearts and minds of the culture. – Tori Amos
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 dont know what youre talking about. – Tori Amos
In our minds, love and lust are really separated. Its hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isnt afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe. – Tori Amos
I usually get myself into situations that cause sparks. I mean Im 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. – Tori Amos
I dont know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore. – Tori Amos
I think theres 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. – Tori Amos
I think having a child can really change you if youre open to it. – 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 wont have anything to complain about. – Tori Amos
I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my moms 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. – Tori Amos
People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but Im in complete charge of my own career. – Tori Amos
Theres a side to this industry that nurtures divas who cant write. Its a big business. – Tori Amos
Ive got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but Id like even more. – Tori Amos
