Tori amos and tool

After having to cancel two U. And the reason for that was because the songs themselves had changed me. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. All Rights Reserved. I just wanted to let you know that Tori is mentioned in a Spin Magazine June article about Tool's new album called "Lateralus".

The title of the article is "Hammer of the Gods". On page 92 it states: " [Maynard James] Keenan's also friends with Judas Priest's Halford, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine with whom he's reported to share a vacation house , and most surprisingly, Tori Amos, who shares with Keenan a Christian upbringing and a lasting fascination with religion.

I think we both believe that whatever you put out there, the phrase 'Oh, I'm just kidding,' is fuckin' weak. I ground myself from the lower back of my spine deep into the earth with, it can be with whatever you want. With some people it could be a metal. It could be a water fountain. It could be the strings of a guitar. AMOS: I had to learn how to give it back because, see, what happens is you get greedy.

You want to hold onto that feeling. The endorphins are unbelievable. You have to give it back. I think it was MTV. I remember just staring at the television, listening to this song. I just needed to understand what that moment was because it was kind of earth-shattering.

There was an energy to this song. While I was sitting there in the silence, the piano kind of just showed herself to me. You really need to partner with me and trust me on this. The song is that strong. It can hold a different read on this. Go into the vulnerability of it. Please, you have to play it. And I wish you could hear it.

I wish I had a recording of it because it just sends shivers down my spine. Like, one guy called to tell Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew about how he ripped his penis piercing…. AMOS: Yeah. I guess we did a lot of different spots like that. Things like that. AMOS: Yeah, I think there was so much going on then, before the internet was really what it is, that these types of shows that you might not see today were happening.

But you would just go where you were told to go. And you would just do these things without questioning. And sometimes I think what you ran across, I must have been surprised.

But after it happened I was quite relieved when I realized it was kind of a setup. To get a gotcha moment. So I was quite relieved that I had my nice fairy hat on and not my wicked fairy hat on.

You were very kind about it. I make records. Around that same time, you popped up for a cameo in Mona Lisa Smile. What was it about this movie that made you say yes? Did you know Julia Roberts personally? Loading player…. Scrobble from Spotify? Connect to Spotify Dismiss.

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