Tori Amos, a native of North Carolina, was admitted to the preparatory division of the prestigious Peabody Conservatory of Music when she was only five. She studied classical piano for four years, but left when she found that rock was more appealing to her. She also never learned to sight-read music well.
When she was 17, Atlantic Records signed her and she released her first album, “Y Kant Tori Read,” a joke about her time at Peabody. The second was “Little Earthquakes,” a highly personal album in which Amos explored her struggle to define her identity, her sexual awakening, and her religious background.
“Little Earthquakes” was her breakthrough, both artistically and commercially, landing at No. 15 on the British charts in January 1992. It was released a month later in the United States, and began to gain traction, aided by the video filmed for “Silent All These Years,” a single.
Since then, Amos has dropped another 15 albums, with the latest, “Ocean to Ocean,” appearing in 2021.
A review says:
“Amos’ elastic, crystalline mezzo-soprano voice has lost none of its snap and power.”
Tori Amos will appear at the Paramount Theatre in Denver on June 2, where organizers of events like this can use poster printing to advertise.