Tori Amos

Tori Amos biography

At age one, Tori and her family moved to Baltimore, where she spent much of her childhood. She started playing piano at a very early age (2 1/2). At the age of five, she was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory (Arts school); she was the youngest person to be accepted to the school. However, she soon discovered that there were conflicts between her wants and those of the school. At age 11, she was kicked out. She eventually ended up in a rock band called Y Kan't Tori Read, who released an album in 1988. The album was a severe flop, and the band broke up shortly thereafter. Tori has been doing her solo gig ever since, known for her strong voice, eccentric lyrics, and (of course) her exceptional skill on the piano.

Trivia

In high school, Tori was voted Homecoming Queen, Choir Flirt, and Most Likely To Suceed.

Quote

"I know I'm an acquired taste: I'm anchovies. And not everyone wants those hairy little things. If I was potato chips, I could go more places."

"Stuff is the issue..."

"I'm too wacky for most weirdos, who am I to judge ?"
"The music is the magic carpet that other things take naps on"
"If you call me an airy-faerie, new age, hippy waif, I will cut off your penis."

"I just try to strip myself, peel myself like an onion. At different layers I discover stuff. I do it publicly, and if it helps to inspire somebody else, which inspires somebody else, we're talking about a really exciting world here."

"an ounce of breast milk is even more potent then the finest tequila" - said after breast-feeding her daughter for the first time"Don't you think it's really important now that there's a forum, that we're talking about all sides of what happened September 11 and what led up to it? We need to do some research; we need to think about, Why is the world where it is? It's so deep-rooted, if we really start looking, and we might not like what we find. But I think we have to, we have to ask the questions."
(commentary on the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.)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.
Where are they now (August 2003) Continues to tour in support of her album "Scarlet's Walk".