Tori Amos

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female vocalists, alternative, singer-songwriter, piano, rock… see all

United States (1989 – present)

Born Myra Ellen Amos, the daughter of Reverend Edison Amos and Mary Ellen Amos, on August 22, 1963, in Newton, North Carolina. She was a piano prodigy from the beginning, playing by ear at age 2 1/2, and writing her own songs by age 4. It’s been said that by age 5, she could play anything on the piano after hearing it only once. She won a scholarship at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland - the youngest person ever to be admitted there. She often ran into trouble there, as they discouraged her from composing her own music. She was kicked out at age 11 for playing classic rock tunes from Led Zeppelin and The Beatles by ear, which the institute deemed unacceptable.

She started playing clubs at the age of 13, accompanied by her father as a chaperone, which continued through high school. In 1977, she won a local (Montgomery County, Maryland) talent contest. In 1980, at the age of 17, she even released her first single, Baltimore/Walking With You, on the MEA label (her initials). She received a citation from the mayor of Baltimore for the song.

She adopted the name Tori, also at the age of 17, after a friend remarked that she looked like a Tori. After graduating from high school, she performed at hotels (both old standards and some of her own material) while taking some music classes at a local college.

1	Cornflake Girl	2,134
2	A Sorta Fairytale full track	1,871
3	Crucify	1,457
4	Winter	1,386
5	Silent All These Years	1,301
6	Precious Things	1,148
7	Spark	1,139
8	Bouncing Off Clouds	1,111
9	Big Wheel full track	956
10	God	872
11	Tear in Your Hand	770
12	Girl	757
13	Mr. Zebra	746
14	Jackie's Strength	728
15	Blood Roses	715

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uberbjork wrote:
1 hour ago

it's more like: "bouncinggggg off of cloudsssssss we wereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" haha tori and my dad have the same birthday!

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dodoriazarbon wrote:
2 hours ago

When I first got TOAL, I remembered Cornflake girl and the Prof. Widow mix...so I guess they wer ethe two I heard first.

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_KevMusic_ wrote:
3 hours ago

Happy birthday Tori! :)

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TheAcidQueen_x wrote:
3 hours ago

I'm bouncing off clouds, ohh ohh, jumpin from cloud to cloud, mmm mmm, they taste like marshmallows, mmmm mmm, im bbbbbouncing off clouuuuuuuuuuuds

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uberbjork wrote:
4 hours ago

i was a bit disappointed when she played cornflake girl at the concert i went to. there are just so many better songs. and actually, i never remembered that she even played it until i downloaded a bootleg of the show! it must not have been memorable in that case.

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Axtian wrote:
9 hours ago

Cornflake girl wasn't the first Tori song I heard - that would be "God", but it's still an amazing song, and even though I don't always understand the meaning of the individual words, it still means a lot to me. Especially "This is not really happening... you bet your life it is." I think I could listen to that song forever.

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Raisin-Girl wrote:
11 hours ago

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Empathy82 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

SO REAL GREAT THIS WOMAN!

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myprettymouth wrote:
yesterday afternoon

cornflake girl was the first tori song i ever heard. i haven't overplayed it years later. it's definitely one of my favourites although the lyrics don't mean as much for me as a lot of her other tracks.

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OsakaPolice wrote:
yesterday morning

Mmm potato nose.

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jakeandlola wrote:
yesterday morning

I just am not into ADP as much as her earlier stuff. Including Cornflake Girl.

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cricketlove00 wrote:
yesterday morning

I really want the ADP DVD to come out.

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PapaHeffer wrote:
yesterday morning

love the picture!

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TheAcidQueen_x wrote:
yesterday morning

Mmm firecrotch.

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JordanPink wrote:
yesterday morning

OMG a new CD/DVD package out 22/09!!!! wooooooooooo!!!

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absolia wrote:
yesterday evening

sexy picture <3

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Deardeadfriend wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I really like "Cornflake girl" but it is definitely not her best.

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retrobabies wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I've never liked Cornflake Girl... :/

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adrianamuse wrote:
Wednesday morning

<3

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TASpark658 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Possessing the Secret of Joy ;)

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