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Tori Amos: Piece by Piece
Tori Amos
An intimate, eye-opening look inside the life of one of the most unique and adored performers of contemporary rock music
Broadway
February 2005
368 pages ISBN: 076791676X Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
From her critically acclaimed 1992 debut, Little
Earthquakes, to the recent hit, Scarlet�s Walk, Tori Amos
has been a formidable force in contemporary music, with one
of the most dedicated fan bases in the industry. In Tori
Amos: Piece by Piece, the singer herself takes readers
beyond the mere facts, explaining the specifics of her
creative process�how her songs go from ideas and melodies to
recordings and passionately performed concert pieces. Written with acclaimed music journalist Ann Powers, Tori
Amos: Piece by Piece is a firsthand account of the most
intricate and intimate details of Amos�s life as both a
private individual and a very public performing musician. In
passionate and informative prose, Amos explains how her
songs come to her and how she records and then performs them
for audiences everywhere, all the while connecting with
listeners across the world and maintaining her own family
life (which includes raising a young daughter). But it is
also much more, a verbal collage made by two strong female
voices�and the voices of those closest to Amos�that calls
upon genealogy, myth, and folklore to express Amos�s unique
and fascinating personal history. In short, we see the
pieces that make up�as Amos herself puts it��the woman we
call Tori.� With photos taken especially for this book by the
photographer Loren Haynes, Tori Amos: Piece by Piece is a
rare treat for both Tori listeners and newcomers alike, a
look into the heart and mind of an extraordinary musician.
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