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Tori Amos: Piece by Piece [Paperback]

Tori Amos (Author), Ann Powers (Author)
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After over a decade of making big-selling albums, but also being pigeonholed as an eccentric New Age princess, singer/songwriter Amos redefines her image in this appealing mishmash (coauthored with critic and Experience Music Project curator Powers) of her essays, quotes from her conversations with Powers and oral history observations from her band mates, husband, managers and friends. Readers may still find a few sprinklings of fairy dust in the proceedings, but Amos comes across as thoughtful, likable and witty, fully aware of her role as a female musician in the mainstream pop world yet determined to keep her work true to her spiritual and feminist perspectives. The book's structure lets Amos and Powers retain elements of a traditional biography--they candidly detail Amos's family history, her shaky entry into the music business, her relationships with formal religion and her multiple miscarriages before giving birth to her daughter--but it sidesteps a straightforward "this is my life" story line and lets Amos focus on how her experiences have shaped her songs. Powers and Amos also discuss practical issues about the music business and the roles female artists can take--or sometimes can't take--in controlling their public personae. With undoubted appeal to Amos's legion of fans, the book could offer additional interest to artists of all stripes, who may find reflections of their own experiences in hers. Illus. Agents, the Bridge Entertainment Group and Sarah Lazin. (Feb.)
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*Starred Review* Amos' music is the stuff of legend, literally: haunting music paired with lyrics that often mix mythology with the deeply personal. Her first book is a series of conversations between herself and journalist Ann Powers, with contributions from the people closest to her, such as her husband and the members of her band. The conversations run the gamut: Amos muses on everything from mythology and religion to songwriting to the hardships and joys of touring. But what really makes the book brilliant is Amos' interest in examining the roots of creativity and femininity. Her ruminations on creativity will resonate with any artist who has ever felt a kind of divine inspiration. Her observations about the challenge of the reconciling of the sexual and the sacred in women are equally astute. Amos also reveals a great deal about her personal history and family influences, from the maternal grandfather who shared rich Cherokee stories with her to the paternal grandmother who sought to control Amos' behavior through religion. Amos frankly discusses finding her own space and power in a world full of mixed messages and judgmental attitudes. Fans will also particularly enjoy the sections in which Amos analyzes the specific inspirations for several of her songs. Not just utterly engrossing, Amos' book is inspiring. Kristine Huntley
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5.0 out of 5 stars Genuinely Ingenious, Jan 18 2008
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Kevin Thorburn (Halifax, NS Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tori Amos: Piece by Piece (Paperback)
This book is a must for all fans of Tori Amos. It is incredibly interesting, brilliant and honest with Tori revealing her most vulnerable secrets while maintaining her strength and control.

Amos shows the importance of everyone around her, from her family, friends and co-workers to her many muses. Definitely not just another autobiography, it inspires and unmasks the creativity that surrounds us all.

The writing style of the book takes a short bit to get used to, but it flows effortlessly and you become involved in the book. It is brilliantly constructed with a mythological theme and structure, giving intriguing and valuable insight into many of Tori's specific songs.

This is a telling and worthy work well suited for one of the most influential artists of our time and for a genuine goddess.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasure..., Mar 18 2005
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S. Topolinski "ShockMeSane212" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tori Amos: Piece by Piece (Hardcover)
Covering different topics, Tori discusses Mary Magdalene, motherhood, the music business, etc. It's not written in the traditional novel format. It is divided into chapters by topic, but each chapter is written in paragraphs either narrated by Tori, or by Anne & Tori, or by those who know Tori. When reading this book, I felt like I was sitting around a table with these people just having conversations. Very laid back and honest...
Includes beautiful pictures, some colour, some black and white.
I would recommend this book for any fellow admirers.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tori Amos, Feb 17 2005
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This review is from: Tori Amos: Piece by Piece (Hardcover)
Ms. Amos, known for her music as well as her contribution to RAIN, a web site dealing with abused women has given to us a powerful book on her life, the meanings behind the words she writes for her music and does so with beautifully eloquent grace.
It is part memoir and part musical prose.
This is a must read for everyone.

Other great reads include: Nightmares Echo by Katlyn Stewart and If I Knew Then by Amy Fisher

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