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Added to my #Roll100 list & it came up #24 in June. I started the audiobook 4 years ago but kept falling asleep listening to it. I cracked the code! I need Tori‘s soothing narration at 1.5x-it draws my attention more & keeps me awake without seeming sped up!😆This memoir is a good mix of her story & music career with her activism & political commentary, blended with snippets of her lyrics. If you like her music you should enjoy it.

In Resistance, Amos expresses the importance of activism, using her own experience for examples and including a bit of memoir in the process. She does get a little woo-woo in places for me, but overall this is quite good. And there‘s a bit at the end that I think would be useful for any artist who is struggling and wondering whether or not to move forward with their art. Plus, she recites some of her lyrics so emotionally it‘s really affecting.

Started another audio book. I wish she sang her song lyrics instead of just reading them. I think I understand the artistic choice, but it's bugging me. Otherwise, I'm enjoying her insights.

1. Shirley Hughes
2. It‘s winter here and a real cold snap! Quiet life I;the midst of COVID-19
3. Tori Amos: Resistance - I watched her speak at Hay Festival
#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Amos is talking about the Iran Hostage Crisis and I had to reread this sentence. I was a child when this happened and there was an intense murder case in local news. I honestly don‘t remember the crisis as it was happening, only learning about it when I was a teen. However, I cannot conceive of a USA “allergic to military intervention” or one that did not rally around the U.S. flag. Both phenomena I find intriguing in a culture shock kind of way.

I appreciated Tori Amos's book about her creative process and how she approaches her work with intent recognizing the power of words and music to fight against the patriarchal power structures of today's world. She has created a number of amazing and powerful songs and courageously takes on political issues in her work to speak up and fight for those who are marginalized.

While I'm not typically one for non-fiction reads, I will always stop and listen when Tori Amos speaks #toriamos #nonfiction #resistance
And shout out to Piece by Piece as well from 2005