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" Cornwall is one of the most beautiful places, with great people - there's not a great downside to it. "
Tori Amos
People
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Places
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" When I was little, my mom tells me, I used to say things like, 'Mom do you hear the string section? Do you hear the string section?' And she would look at me and say, 'No honey, I don't know what you're talking about.' "
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" My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in the morning, she would put on Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Cole Porter records. I'd crawl up on the piano stool, sit on a phone book and play. "
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" It's fun to write your set list 20 minutes before and keep the crew very much on their toes. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not like a poker player. I'm not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I'm intending to go. My cards are always on the table. "
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