Tori Amos

Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again.

Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.

If I was writing songs just for me I'd only play them in my living room, alone.

I produce the records. I don't hand over control to some really expensive producer who then talks to the record company and then tries to bend me to their will - for commercial purposes.

I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

I think there's a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer.

Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.

There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.

After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.

I guess my husband is a muse as well.

Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that's what it feels like to me. Whether that's what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.