Tori Amos
Cornflake Girl, Silent All These Years — Alt-Rock Pioneer
The Red-Haired Leo Oracle
Tori Amos was admitted to the Peabody Conservatory of Music at age five — the youngest student in the school’s history. She was expelled at 11 for being more interested in rock and roll than classical music. Her debut album Little Earthquakes is an unflinching examination of trauma, sexuality, and spirituality that changed what pop music was allowed to be about.
Leo Legacy
- Little Earthquakes: 1992 debut — one of the most emotionally honest albums ever made
- Boys for Pele: 1996 — solo harpsichord album of extraordinary musical ambition
- RAINN: Co-founded Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network — advocacy through art
- Peabody at 5: Youngest Peabody admittee in history — then expelled for loving rock
Amos’ Leo fire burns at the frequency of truth — she will not make you comfortable.
“I know I’m an acquired taste. I’m anchovies and not everybody wants anchovies.”