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I've carved out a career for myself really as a writer.

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Tori Amos
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 22
Composer
Harpsichordist
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Singer-Songwriter
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North Carolina
Myra Ellen Amos
Ari Tomos
Ellen Amos
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There are enough scary rock & roll mothers in the world.
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I don't want to sit on the sidelines and not value the gift of being here. Instead of the idea of time ticking away, the grains of sand running out, I try to think of time as giving me another grain of sand, another gift. So time passing is an accumulation, rather than a diminishing.
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This whole Christian theology thing is that god came down to experience life through his son. Well, how's he experiencing life if he doesn't get laid? Give me a break. And why would he not get laid, as he created the apparatus in the first place?
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I'm really quite happy to say that in my early 40s, I wake up feeling sexy, and I can't say I felt that way in my late 20s.
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If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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When you stop putting yourself on the line, and you don't touch your own heart, how do you expect to touch other people?
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I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving.
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