Tori's my legal name. My niece and nephews, they all call me Aunt Ellen, because I went by my middle name years ago, before I turned 18.
I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.
Hair is gray and the firers are burning. So many dreams on the shelf. You say I wanted you to be proud of me. I always wanted that myself.
You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made - that we would figure out how to tackle abuse.
I'm too wacky for most weirdos. Who am I to judge?
I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving.
Being stylish is about enjoying your life and expressing yourself and your inner light.
You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.
So, you can make me come, that doesn't make you Jesus.
A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.
Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about.
I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.
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...
Music is always a reflection of what's going on in the hearts and minds of the culture.
I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.
My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in the morning, she would put on Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Cole Po...
Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.
Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.
In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and...
Everybody told me this 'girl on the piano' thing was never going to work.