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I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off.

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Tori Amos
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 22
Composer
Harpsichordist
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Pianist
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Singer-Songwriter
Newton
North Carolina
Myra Ellen Amos
Ari Tomos
Ellen Amos
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