Tori Amos

Tori Amos is foremost among the artists who have redefined
the role of women in music in the last decade. Her
piano-based music revived that instrument in rock and roll,
and her complex yet accessible songs have pushed the
parameters of songwriting. Since the double-platinum success
of her solo debut, Little Earthquakes, in 1992, Amos’s
albums and tours have reached millions of listeners
worldwide. She is the co-founder of the Rape, Abuse, and
Incest National Network (RAINN). Her latest recording is The
Beekeeper.Ann Powers has been writing about popular music
and society since the early 1980s. She is the author of
Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America and co-editor of Rock She
Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap. She was a pop
critic for the New York Times from 1997 until 2001 and an
editor for the Village Voice from 1993 until 1996. She has
written for most music publications and her work has been
widely anthologized. She is currently a curator at the
Experience Music Project, an interactive music museum in
Seattle, Washington.