"Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.“

-Tori Amos

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Tori Amos quote about music: "Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture."

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"I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols."

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