Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American singer-songwriter and pianist known for confessional lyrics and classically influenced alternative rock.
She emerged in the early 1990s with intensely personal albums exploring trauma, sexuality, religion, and female experience.
Her piano-driven style and dramatic vocal delivery have influenced a generation of female artists.
Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink, and Boys for Pele are among her most celebrated works.
Self-composing musical performer
- pianistOne who plays piano
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- alternativeAnother available choice
- concertsLive musical performances
albums · tours · vocals · performer · composer · artistry · Atlantic Records · collaborations
Gaining authority or confidence
- womanhoodAdult female state
- survivorOne still alive after
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- sisterhoodBond among women
feminism · vulnerability · sexuality · motherhood · gender · bodily autonomy · women's rights · reproductive rights
Recounting events aloud
- narrativeAccount of events
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- poeticOf or like verse
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
allegory · symbolism · metaphor · imagery · wordplay · verses · themes · personal
Testing new methods
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- originalFirst or inventive
creative · genre-bending · trailblazing · pioneering · progressive · nontraditional · boundary-pushing · eclectic
Array of input keys
- grandImposing or splendid
- ivoriesPiano keys, informally
- benchShared seating surface
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
octaves · arpeggio · fortissimo · pianissimo · accompaniment · melodic · classical training · keys
singer-songwriter
Self-composing musical performer
- pianistOne who plays piano
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
- alternativeAnother available choice
concerts · albums · tours · vocals · performer · composer · artistry · Atlantic Records · collaborations · production
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
sisterhood · feminism · vulnerability · sexuality · motherhood · gender · bodily autonomy · women's rights · reproductive rights
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- narrativeAccount of events
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- poeticOf or like verse
mythology · allegory · symbolism · metaphor · imagery · wordplay · verses · themes · personal · autobiographical
experimental
Testing new methods
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
original · creative · genre-bending · trailblazing · pioneering · progressive · nontraditional · boundary-pushing · eclectic
keyboard
Array of input keys
pedals · octaves · arpeggio · fortissimo · pianissimo · accompaniment · melodic · classical training · keys · playing
Tori AmosTed Nugent
Toby Keith · Kid Rock · Gene Simmons · Nickelback · Maroon 5
Tori AmosTed Nugent
Mick Jagger · Axl Rose · Steven Tyler · Gene Simmons · Slash
Tori Amosboy bands
Manufactured male vocal ensembles
Milli Vanilli · The Monkees · Pitbull · Flo Rida · LMFAO