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1963 - Born on August 22nd in Newton, North Carolina. American songwriter and musician.
1968 - Exhibiting unusual musical aptitude as a very young child, Tori Amos was invited to attend the Peabody Conservatory of Music of music at the tender age of five.
1980 - She changed her name to Tori. She changed it for a combination of three reasons: after the Torrey Pine Tree, because she was noTORIous for wearing red leather pants while teaching Sunday School, and because an ex-boyfriend said, "You don't look like an 'Ellen', you look more like a 'Tori'".
1984 - She moved to Los Angeles and formed her first band, releasing the album Y Kant Tori Read.
- Participated in various pop and hair-metal bands, including "Tess Makes Good" and "Skirts on Fire".
- Her albums include Y Kant Tori Read, Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink, Boys for Pele, and From the Choirgirl Hotel.
1998 - Married to Mark Hawley on February 22nd.
2002 - Released her new album "Scarlet's Walk" in October.
2003 - Appeared in the movie Mona Lisa Smile and in Mayor of the Sunset Trip.
2005 - Wrote her memoir, Tori Amos: Piece by Piece with Ann Powers.
1968 - Exhibiting unusual musical aptitude as a very young child, Tori Amos was invited to attend the Peabody Conservatory of Music of music at the tender age of five.
1980 - She changed her name to Tori. She changed it for a combination of three reasons: after the Torrey Pine Tree, because she was noTORIous for wearing red leather pants while teaching Sunday School, and because an ex-boyfriend said, "You don't look like an 'Ellen', you look more like a 'Tori'".
1984 - She moved to Los Angeles and formed her first band, releasing the album Y Kant Tori Read.
- Participated in various pop and hair-metal bands, including "Tess Makes Good" and "Skirts on Fire".
- Her albums include Y Kant Tori Read, Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink, Boys for Pele, and From the Choirgirl Hotel.
1998 - Married to Mark Hawley on February 22nd.
2002 - Released her new album "Scarlet's Walk" in October.
2003 - Appeared in the movie Mona Lisa Smile and in Mayor of the Sunset Trip.
2005 - Wrote her memoir, Tori Amos: Piece by Piece with Ann Powers.
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- "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."
- "There is value in everybody's gift. No matter how hard to find or strange it is."
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