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I collect art books. I have hundreds and hundreds of them and they get me to start hearing things. Sometimes people look at them, but I find that visual art gets me listening, gets me hearing things.

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