Tori is the finest of wines.... she's become even more incredible, more perfect with age. She's not for everyone, perhaps- but for those who know, she's a rare gem and an amazing soul.
I honestly can’t name an artist who understands - and can articulate - the human condition as well as Tori does. I haven’t followed her music in years, but I really admire what she’s saying here, particularly in regard to women allowing themselves to change their minds.
+TayInTheWay If you had stopped following her before "Night of Hunters" came out, give it a listen. It was largely overlooked because it was seen as an exercise/pastiche of classical music, but it's thoroughly Tori Amos, and for me, it stands beside Boys for Pele and Scarlet's Walk as an artistic masterpiece--as you say, by articulating the human condition...and throughout time and physical and spiritual evolution, no less. She's an artist, and I think that's why she's such an odd fit for the music industry, which is (I mean this objectively, not as a judgment) more about creating products for mass consumption than putting artistic expression into the world as she does.
She never failed to amaze me. So wise and talented and, for lack of a better word, original. No matter how mundane or rude the questions, this artist always manages to steer the conversation back to what matters. Everyone needs to recognize Tori Amos for the genius that she is.
I could listen to her talk for hours. It's like a spiritual session or going to church when she speaks. I love when she said, "You don't have to apologize for growing and learning, and changing your mind." She's amazing. Thanks for posting.
Awesome interview. Just started listening to Tori over the past week for the first time in a while, including her older and newer songs. She's one of the very few musical artists that have NOT sold their souls for money. Wish some of the other musical artists could say the same thing.
When Tori is interviewed by an intelligent person we always have a great conversation. Because the woman is the most amazing talker! All that it takes a nice person to talk to.
Its so moving to see how caring she is towards fans,it is almost like her ministry.I wish more musicians could be as humble and loving as her.She has so much talent,she is everything an true artist should be imho.
Thank you for uploading all these,you have really helped satisfy my craving for listening to anything this wonderful woman has to say.I love her so much.I just wish I had turned onto her a lot earlier.I once dismissed her as a Kate Bush impersonator when I first heard back in the day but what did I know??!!! I am just discovering all her music now and it is a sheer delight.Thanks to you tube.
Why does the interviewer try to draw a comparison between Tori Amos today and young kids in modern pop culture. Its ridiculous. Even at their age she was never part of that, always edgy and doing her own thing. Amos has always elevated above mainstream.
I have been a fan for I guess 20 years now....seen her live twice. Love the work she did to help other victims through RAINN. I was a victim as a child. Thank you Tori for sharing your incredible gift and beauty with the world and for inspiring me as a young woman to live my destiny.
Tori has always been a very eloquent speaker. I wish she was paired with an interviewer on a similar level. I feel like she is being interviewed by an 8th grader. "As a Mom..", "As a fifty year old..", I mean, wtf??
I love this. such a passionate, creative, artist! and she's not crazy. so the idea to be an original outspoken artist has to be crazy to reach such brilliant limits is a untrue. wow what an example! She seems so kind, honest and true. what she sings is the truth on so many levels!
+lynn Flynn If you've seen videos of her early in her solo career, she sometimes presented as (arguably) "crazy," or at least zany (see the Boys for Pele EPK)--and I say that with love--but she's completely down to earth today. I interviewed her back in 2008 and actually had to listen back to the recording and look up a lot of information in order to even understand many of her esoteric references. I interviewed her again recently, and her spirit is exactly the same, but she now always presents herself in a thoughtful, deliberate, sage sort of way. She reminds me of Maya Angelou in a lot of ways: when she speaks, people either tend not to have the patience to listen, or they hang on every word Tori says because they're all carefully chosen and actually important and worth hearing. People have so many notions about who Tori Amos is. Having watched countless interviews and having had the opportunity to interview her twice myself, she is such a rare creature in that, unlike so many other artists or public figures, her brilliant creative works are actually matched by her gorgeous generosity of spirit and unique ability to articulate what's important.
I saw it in Ft. Lauderdale. 1st show of the tour. My most vivid memory was when Tori came out, lifted her leg and literally started humping the piano. Audience went nuts Lol. That show was insane. Loved it. I was 16.
good on tori for doing 'meet & greet' all these years!!! so many artists never, ever do that or even consider requests, esp. on the day. i can't believe what she says about it in this interview, wow. that is so cool, tori- i adore you :)))
I have two thoughts from this video. 1) Normal people, regardless of gender, don't wake up in the morning with the intention of being wrong. Maturity is changing what you are doing should you realize it is wrong. Pettiness is forcing someone to apologize for who they used to be, again - regardless of gender. Those with criminal intent are of course another matter. 2) I hear the complaint about how society places too much pressure on women keeping themselves "beautiful" which lends to them eating right, drinking right, exercising right, etc. However, men are found attractive based on their self-destruction - hence their graying, wrinkled, pot-bellied selves are merely extensions of that wear and tear from pushing beyond their limits to prove they are worth keeping and using. I love Tori Amos, she expresses a wonderful perspective in a most artistic way.
Tori is amazing. But the really bothers me. She mentioned within 3 minutes many times about Tori being 50 years old. 50 is not old. Tori is so beautiful!!!! And her music is superb
Lovely interview. Thank you for posting this. I feel that Tori is particularly relaxed here and it is very enjoyable to watch . Wonderful and big thanks !
She was so naturally gorgeous. The look on those 2003-05 tours was incredible. Of all people it’s shocking that she abandoned her natural beauty. Plastic surgery almost always makes people look worse off.
This was a great interview, I think Caitlyn was asking the right questions. Some interviews are hard to watch/listen to because people ask the most inane questions. One of my favorite parts of this was Avery and his question.
Tori Amos is such an amazing artist! She is a sonic genius and always amazes me with her ability to transform philosophy and magic into the realms of music, emotion and art. Tori Amos shall live forever! #TheGoddess #GodsofFacebook
yes tori has been my crush when I was 17 I fell deeply in love with tori i,m 42 now only more in love and yours could make magic music together to bring these mother earth goddesses they won,t just blow t ypor mind these two artists together won,t just make music they blow yr mind,
I wish they had listed the credits, this interviewer is pretty great and I would love to see more interviews with other artists. Anyone know the interviewer's name?
Tori's always interesting and fun to listen to, but I still can't get over plastic surgery and botox overdose. She always had a somewhat unique face, with strong features that would have aged well. Then - Marshmallow Woman. :(
***** The puffy face has to do with fillers. I don't think it's right to judge somebody for how they are coping with aging. I feel like the only reason she is judged for her cosmetic procedures is because it does look somewhat off. If she looked like Christie Brinkley nobody would bat an eye and everyone would be saying how great she looks. So ironically, the one's judging her are the vain ones.
Scorpion1957 Tori is a Women, who found fame in Prime, with that comes all the trappings, Make up, Photoshoots and media glare. So much attention and Praise. The Vanity factor because of that would be alot greater than the average Woman. And plus the pressures of looking good for the masses.
*DO IT!* Do the Non Bad Word Pre Dinner Tour! Come to Cutler Ridge! Omigosh (_dies_) I'd love to take my five kinderlings to see Tori Amos! Especially if there's a lot of _Midwinter Graces_ songs. Oh, dear. You *must*! (Fan since '92)
I enjoyed the dialog. No judgements here. Bravo, I missed her artistry. However the girl interviewing her kept mentioning her age! Why? She is timeless! We are to hung up on age relevance! You can be relevant at 15 or 115 look at grandma Moses, Julia Child Tina Turner these timeless women got their start later in life or restart for Tina. You go Tori do your thang! !
he knew that. you can glaze. Grey eyes after the mode of Lonergan? It was Angeliki, right? i was down i guess my dear. How hard won your confidence inside of what worthy machinations at what rate of disposal? Not so fast princess.
She looks like Mariah Carey now, but I do not care, because her music endures. I like Mariah as well, music is for enjoyment. Be nice, I am striving to change.
(not a poem of mine) Just intil born a free soul she reared to her father bowed to her husband flowed over her son rising early and young she had warmed the coffee over the only fire she knwe and woke her masters with gentile apologies overted eyes and downcast brests a piece of perfect self-made plumming the waters of her life dissapeared without a murmer sure that in the sewers would be her reward one cold morning in a distant home when the angel of procrastination came she fled toward her reward and just before there was nothing left to find she found no banguet for the starved no crown for the abdicated and far too late she railed against the chilling regret of quietly dischard atomes (C) Stefan Molyneux ru-vid.com
My God, what has she done to her face? I can hardly recognize her and I am not talking about signs of age. Why can't someone tell these women that this kind of medical "treatment" never looks good...
Has Tori ever given an interview where she didn’t talk about the Peabody academy or being a minister’s daughter? Same old hoary Tori stories every time lol
I never wanted to be this person, but she looks atrocious now, sad really. But if she had some medical reasons for doing that to herself, God bless. Why Tori?
