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Old 21-09-2011, 22:52
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In a recent interview with Spinner, alternative rock pianist and singer Tori Amos, who is best known for hits like "1000 Oceans", "Spark", and "A Sorta Fairytale", challenged all metal groups and claimed that she could best any of them by herself.

Amos suggested that her emotional music could take down any metal band shortly after she was asked if she was surprised that wrestler Mick Foley was a fan of her music.

"Well, look, sometimes you don't know how music affects people," Amos said. "I don't think that just because I talk about emotional stuff that it's not motherf--ker stuff."

"I'll stand next to the hardest f--king heavy metal band on any stage in the world and take them down, alone, by myself," Amos continued. "Gauntlet laid down, see who steps up. See who steps up! I'll take them down at 48. And they know I will. Because emotion has power that the metal guys know is just you can't touch it. Insanity can't touch the soul. It's going to win every f--king time."
Seems like a very arrogant comment. There seems to be a misconception in music that unless you're singing soppy ballads about love and heartbreak, your music isn't emotional.
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Old 21-09-2011, 22:57
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Hmm, she does seem to be saying that metal music has no emotion. Which is a wierd thing to say.

Have to say I'm not exactly sure what she means by saying she'll "take them down" anyway.
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Old 22-09-2011, 22:16
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What a strange comment. I'm a huge fan of both Tori Amos and metal, and I would say that both have their share of highly intense, emotional music. It does seem like a weird and quite arrogant thing to say.
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