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Re: Tori Amos interview in Keyboardist (sp?)

From: pages!bigdog!jon@uunet.UU.NET (Jon Wright)
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1993 01:12:28 GMT
Subject: Re: Tori Amos interview in Keyboardist (sp?)
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: Pages Software Inc.
References: <1993Jun1.185203.304@pages.com>
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In article <1993Jun1.185203.304@pages.com> pages!bigdog!jon@uunet.uu.net (Jon  
Wright) writes:
> Noticed while browsing a newstand that a snooty keyboard magazine geared  
> towards classicist's that Tori was interviewed on her life and transition  
from  
> classical training to pop stardom.  I think the name is either Composer or  
> Keyboardist or Classical Piano or something, sorry I didn't remember it's  
> title.  It is this month's issue.
> 
> Interesting note:  She described one of her favorite pianos and how she went  
to  
> the factory where it was hand-made.  She said that the men who carved the  
> instrument were so into their craft that they had pictures of nude women  
> displayed everywhere so that their handiwork would reflect the curves and  
> sensuousness of a woman.  Tori remarked that every piano was imbued with the  
> thoughts and emotions of the person working on it at the time -- some had to  
be  
> hit harder and others stroked to deliver the "right" sounds.
> 
> Interesting reading, at least this part.

Hey, I found it.  It's *Composer* magazine.

Much better now.