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I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger.
Tori Amos
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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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