Profile
Famous as :
Alternative rock singer, pianist, songwriterBirth Name :
Myra Ellen AmosBirth Date :
August 22, 1963Birth Place :
Newton, North Carolina, USASpouse :
Mark Hawley (sound engineer, since 22-Feb-98)Claim to fame :
Album "Boys for Pele" (1996)
Video Premiere: Tori Amos' 'Maybe California'
April 28, 2009 04:04:18In support of her new single entitled "Maybe California", Tori Amos comes out with a music video for the track. In the newly-found video, she is captured sporting red dress and wandering alone in California.
"Maybe California" is one of the songs to be featured in Tori's upcoming tenth studio album "Abnormally Attracted to Sin", due to come out in U.S. on May 19. The track has been available for free download on her official website.
Tori Amos Premieres 'Welcome to England' Music Video
April 03, 2009 02:04:51Tori Amos has debuted a music video for her single called "Welcome to England". It gives a look at famous places in England, including London's Palace of Westminster, where Big Ben, the world's largest four-faced, chiming clock stands.
"Welcome to England" is a ballad track written and composed by Tori Amos herself. The song will be listed in her upcoming tenth studio album "Abnormally Attracted to Sin", due to come out in U.S. on May 19.
Tori Amos Splits With Label to Go Indie
June 03, 2008 11:06:49While many young musicians are trying very hard to get a contract deal with a major record label, the opposite thing is being done by Tori Amos. The female rocker has made a surprising decision by ending her courtship with her label Epic Records and chosen an independent path for her new LP.
That news was confirmed by Tori's manager, John Witherspoon, who told Billboard.com, "As with many of her contemporaries, Tori is devising new and exciting ways of getting her music to the masses without the boundaries and limitations of the major music companies." John then also reveals some details about the singer's upcoming indie album, saying that it's "A project of new music and visuals which is being started in the summer."
Tori Amos Told Two Audience to Get Out of Her Show
December 15, 2007 11:12:08Tori Amos made a scene out of her own show when she stopped her piano playing and evicted two audience out of her San Diego concert. The Grammy-nominated singer told two fans who were sitting at the front row to "get the f**k out of my show".
The two women reportedly kept leaving their seats to go to the foyer of the Copley Symphony Hall during the show which was caught by Amos on the corner of her eye. Fed up with them, Amos pointed to the objects of her distraction and said, "Hold on! Get the f**k out of my show! Get the f**k out! It's a privilege to sit in the front row. These are my seats, and I give them to people who like music."
Tori Amos Tastes Musical Writing
May 08, 2007 11:05:26
Entailing behind musical maestro Andrew Llyod Webber's path of success is singer Tori Amos. Completing "American Doll Posse" and still few months away from world tour, Amos fills in the gap with writing a musical for West End and Broadway project.
"I think I am writing a musical! I'm gushing but I'm under lock and key. I'm trying to be Lloyd Webber and Rice. I'm trying to be both. I'm busy. This is such a big project - a double record, 23 songs and the extras," she revealed in an interview. She refuses to spill any further details regarding this project.
