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Newton, North Carolina, United States (1988 – present)
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on 22 August 1963 in Newton, North Carolina, United States) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter.
Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full scholarship to the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, the youngest person ever to have been admitted, at age five. She was expelled at age eleven for, in her own words, insisting on playing by ear and because of her interest in popular rock music.
Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990’s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for her emotionally intense songs that cover a wide range of subjects including sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. Some of her charting singles include Crucify, Silent All These Years, Cornflake Girl, Caught a Lite Sneeze, Professional Widow, Spark and A Sorta Fairytale, her most commercially successful single in the U.S.
As of 2005, Amos had sold 12 million records worldwide. Having a history of making eccentric and at times ribald comments during concerts and interviews, she has earned a reputation for being highly idiosyncratic. As a social commentator and sometimes activist, some of the topics she has been most vocal about include feminism, religion, gay rights and sexuality.
Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full scholarship to the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, the youngest person ever to have been admitted, at age five. She was expelled at age eleven for, in her own words, insisting on playing by ear and because of her interest in popular rock music.
Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990’s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for her emotionally intense songs that cover a wide range of subjects including sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. Some of her charting singles include Crucify, Silent All These Years, Cornflake Girl, Caught a Lite Sneeze, Professional Widow, Spark and A Sorta Fairytale, her most commercially successful single in the U.S.
As of 2005, Amos had sold 12 million records worldwide. Having a history of making eccentric and at times ribald comments during concerts and interviews, she has earned a reputation for being highly idiosyncratic. As a social commentator and sometimes activist, some of the topics she has been most vocal about include feminism, religion, gay rights and sexuality.
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TabooEv wrote:
Man do I love this women so much! Even though I only discovered her last year I feel like I've been a fan from the very beginning. She's easily in the very top of my favorite female vocalists :D
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NatalieLovesWT wrote:
@rainy-dog: TV&B and LE are by far her best albums, in my opinion :). Even though LE should stay out of the competition because of its perfection.
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rainy-dog wrote:
yes. to venus and back is my favourite tori album. by far.
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Anna-wa wrote:
Crucify ♥[2]
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KingsAndQueen wrote:
She reminds me of Kate Bush in a beautiful way, it's like listening pure awesome music all over again *-*
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IagoD wrote:
Crucify ♥
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SpiritOfYetaxa wrote:
I'd say it's more overlooked than underrated
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karolcia_1993 wrote:
"To Venus and back" is so underrated [4] Criminally!
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christles wrote:
"To Venus and back" is so underrated [3]
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ranisn wrote:
in love with "Live at Montreux"
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Badfish33 wrote:
"To Venus and back" is so underrated (2)
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NatalieLovesWT wrote:
"To Venus and back" is so underrated.
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<3
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SpiritOfYetaxa wrote:
Anyone else noticed that the verse of Welcome to England sounds the same as Beauty of Speed, that Starling sounds very similar to Spark, just a bit... less harsh, that the beginning of Barons of Suburbia has what sounds like the melody of Precious Things, that Curtain Call is similar to Siren, Martha's Foolish Ginger has the same beginning as Bacholerette, and that Not Dying Today bears a striking resemblance to pure shit.
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strictlyVIP wrote:
Anyone else noticed that the beginning of Code Red is really similar to Spark?
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Pinata57 wrote:
From The Choirgirl Hotel
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Tanru wrote:
Abnormally Attracted to Sin is horribly underrated. [2]
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deadgrandma wrote:
Scarlet's Walk had a level of majesty. After that they have had a level of fart
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Live from the Artists Den: Tori Amos
14 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/toriamos
In celebration of the general release of Tori's Limited
Edition DVD at major retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Best
Buy, and Borders), we are pleased to announce a slideshow of
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