Top 154 Quotes by Tori Amos

I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving.

I started playing the piano when I was about two and got a scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore when I was five. But I left when I was 11.

People listen to music the way they want to listen to music.

I don't want to give too much ink to foolish men.

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.

Being in your forties - any woman who isn't there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you.

There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are your own person. If you're trying to be like somebody else, then there is isn't.

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

My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me to develop as a songwriter.

I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We're both Leos, we understand each other.