My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr King in the 60s, and he's very much for women's rights.
Tori AmosI think you need to have people around you whose standard is high and who don't accept anything less.
Tori AmosIn order for my live performance to work, which is about generating a focused energy for about an hour and a half, it is necessary for me to listen and take in someone else's focused energy the day of or the day before the live show. That can transpire through a conversation, or inspiration can occur by looking through any type of visual book which sparks a narrative. That narrative then becomes today's seed and can then take root in music terms, where a sonic tree begins to grow.
Tori Amos