"I’m obsessed with women’s stories,” says Tori Amos, “how they’ve been able to negotiate what their place is at the roundtable.”

Tori Amos has been melting hearts and defying expectations since 1992’s Little Earthquakes. On the pianist/songwriter’s latest album, American Doll Posse, she adopts the persona of five fictional women.

Tori Amos Forms Anti-Bush Posse By Mutating Into Greek Goddesses
‘As a woman, I needed to stand up,’ singer/songwriter says.

The mystical, enigmatic singer-songwriter discusses her new album and the anniversary of her debut

In outtakes from our exclusive interview with Tori Amos, the alt-rock goddess talks about her new collection of music videos, Fade to Red.

The first line of the first song on Tori Amos’ new box set A Piano says it all: “Look, I’m standing naked before you.”

Starting with her 1992 debut record Little Earthquakes (Atlantic), Tori has been widely regarded as one of the most innovative, evocative, and downright gutsy songwriters in American popular music, as well as one of its most charismatic performers, piano-focused or otherwise.

Somehow, I felt that I had helped to make something happen - something I felt had been important since 1992, the first time I heard Little Earthquakes. I wanted everyone to experience the honest brilliance, depth and energy that Amos delivered with her songs. Hers were stories of hope, inspiration and self-realization - things that could affect people.

The sight of music divas posing runwayside, or even presenting their own collections, is almost a humdrum occurrence these days.  But something else happened at Vikto & Rolf: The audience, tired and jaded after three weeks on the fashion trail, turned up to be surprised by a manic piece of performance art by Tori Amos.

Famous Amos-- Crazy diamond Tori Amos shines on.  As Tori Amos gears up for a media onslaught with the release of a new book and new album, she lets us in on what’s so amazing about really deep thoughts on sex and feminism.

My Stylish Life by Kelly Gilbert

This was the Jan/Feb issue.

� Some have paved ways and women before me have taken their machetes in the jungle.  Parts of the jungle that are not so traversed.  Like Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell.  Other off-shoots, such as Alanis Morrisette and Fiona Apple have
made their own path.  You honor the women before you and after you. There
isn�t a copyright on this story.�

Taking shots at male violence, the gun lobby, and Eminem, Tori Amos has made an unlikely covers record � a cross between Sybil and Quadrophenia.  She�s also made a beautiful child.  A house call with rock�s avenging babymama.

Tori talks about her daughter, Natashya, a run in with border gaurds, and her album “Strange Little Girls.”

"Tori Amos inspires an almost religious devotion among her fans, who build totems in her image and covet her castoffs as relics.  How can a goddess show her love without bleeding herself dry?

If you think Tori Amos is just another New Age flower poet, wait till you meet the furious girl inside.  Francesca Lia Block talks faeries, boys, and pudding with pop music�s reigning goddess.

Armed with provocative songs, a haunting voice, and an approach to the piano that got her kicked out of music school, Tori Amos launches a sneak attack on the pop charts.

Her album is Little Earthquakes and the title fits, with songs and they way she sings them bouncing around like a fierce Wimbledon volley to the point where lyrics do away with punctuation.  But trying to figure out where commas and periods should go would be impossible anyway.  Her opinions have no leash � and as long as you don�t name names � she�ll put parents, teachers, lovers, bosses, politicians, and preachers all in their places.  She is Tori Amos, and if soul, spirit, and originality were the only requirements, she�d already be #1 on the charts.