+Tori Basics and Brief Biography:
+ Birthday: August 22, 1963
+ Birthname: Myra Ellen Amos
+ Parents: Dr. Edison and Mary Ellen Amos
+ Siblings: Older brother Mike and older sister Marie
+ Husband: Mark Hawley, who is also her sound engineer
+ Children: One daughter, Natashya Lorien, born to Tori and Mark on September 5th, 2000.
+ Tori (Myra Ellen) is admitted to the Peabody Conservatory of Music on a full scholarship at 5 years old - the youngest student ever to be accepted
+ Tori's scholarshsip is taken away at 11, meaning she can not continue her studies there. Tori has said "it was a chicken-shit out" because they knew they could not afford to send her there without the scholarship.
+ Tori starts playing in many gay bars of Georgetown at age 13
+ 1980 - Myra Ellen Amos releases a private pressing of Baltimore under the self label MEA
+ Tori plays at many Washington DC hotels and gigs throughout 1982 and 83
+ In 1983, Tori flies to San Francisco to record a demo for producer Narada Michael Walden
+ In the fall of 1984 Tori moves to L.A. and began her stint as a big haired rock chic
+ during this time, Tori is held hostage and raped after a show by a crazed fan. Tori wrote home, "I have to accept that the girl and her piano are dead. That time in history is over."
+ in 1987 Atlantic signs Y Kant Tori Read, who is: Brad Cobb, Steve Caton, Matt Sorum, and Tori.
+ May of 1988, Y Kant Tori Read is released. Billboard calls it "bimbo music" and it fails miserably, leaving Tori crushed and confused.
+ The fall of 1989 Atlantic gives her another shot at a new album, giving her until Spring of 1990 to come out with a new batch of songs.
+ early 1990, after Tori creates songs like Take to the Sky, Leather, and others with the help of her "faerie ring - like the old Celtic ring", Atlantic sends future LE producer Davitt Sigerson to check on her progress
+ December 1990 Atlantic rejects the master tape, despite the good report from Sigerson, and Tori writes Precious Things, Girl, Tear in Your Hand, and Little Earthquakes in her anger and on practically no budget
+ In early 1991, Atlantic sends Tori across the ocean to East West Records in England to finish the new album
+ In the summer of 1991, Tori sees Thelma and Louise, inspiring her to write Me and a Gun and finally face the horrible experience in LA
+ during this time Tori befriends Neil Gaiman and Cindy Palmano who both greatly influence her
+ November of 1991 Me and a Gun and Silent All These Years are released
+ January 13, 1992 - Little Earthquakes is released in the UK
+ January 29, 1992 - Tori begins the Little Earthquakes World Tour in London
+ late 1992 - Tori is nominated for the MTV music awards for Best New Artist, Breakthrough video, Best Cinematography, and Best female video for Palmano's Silent All These Years
+ October 1992 - the official video Little Earthquakes is released
+ during this time, Tori secured an endorsement from Bosendorfer to provide pianos for both studio and tour use
+ 1993 - Tori head to Taos, New Mexico to start work on her new album, Under the Pink, where she would free from outside influences
+ Tori flies to London to finish up the details on the album and start promoting it. The first single Cornflake Girl is released
+ God is released as the first US single
+ February 1994 - Under the Pink is released. It opens at #1 in the UK, and 15th in the US
+ February 24th, 1994 - Tori begins her Under the Pink tour in England
+ June 2, 1994 - the D.C. Rape Crisis Center presents Tori with a Visionary Award, and Tori announces her founding of R.A.I.N.N. (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)
+ somewhere between the Pink years and the forthcoming Boys for Pele years, Tori and Eric Rosse seperate, deeply effecting her
+ Summer 1995 - Tori and her crew head to a church in Delgany, Ireland to create the new album
+ late August 1995 - Tori and crew move on to a "wonderfully damp Georgian house" in County Cork, Ireland to record more on the album
+ After a month there they move on to New Orleans, LA, USA to finish it up
+ Caught a Lite Sneeze is released as Boys for Pele's first single
+ January 23, 1996 - Boys for Pele is released, debuting at #2 on the US Billboard charts, and #1 in the UK
+ February 23, 1996 - the Dew Drop Inn tour begins in England
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+ September 5th, 2000 - Natashya Lorien Hawley is born to Tori and her husband Mark Hawley. This is their first and only child.
+ August, 2001 - Strange Little Girl is played on radio stations as the anticpated first single of Tori's upcoming album, Strange Little Girls. The song, however, was never released as planned as an official single.
+ August 30th, 2001 - plays one sneak peak show of the StrangeLittleTour in London, UK. It is a glimpse of the coming album soon to be released.
+ September 17th, 2001 - the UK and Australia release of Tori's sixth full studio album, Strange Little Girls.
+ September 18th, 2001 - the US release of Strange Little Girls, just one week after the tragic events of September 11th in the United States. It debuts at #4 in the US charts, #8 in Canada.
+ September 18th, 2001 - Tori sings Time on The Late Show with David Letterman, bringing him to near tears in his first show since the 9-11 attacks.
+ September 28th, 2001 - begins the StrangeLittleTour in full in West Palm Beach, Florida.
+ November 14th, 2001 - plays Rattlesnakes on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
+ November 16th, 2001 - plays Real Men on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.
+ November 20th, 2001 - the last US show of the SLT in San Diego, CA. It is a twin bill, with two shows in one day for the first time since the DDI tour. There were 28 US shows.
+ November 24th, 2001 - Tori officially leaves Atlantic after 10 years with them, and joins Epic Records. Tori recorded her first 6 albums with Atlantic.
+ November 27th, 2001 - the first show of the European leg of the SLT in Paris, France.
+ November, 2001 - The official "Tori Amos: Lyrics" book is released by Omnibus press, containing lyrics to 102 of Tori's songs on 144 pages.
+ December 16th, 2001 - a mini-concert in Poland for Polish radio, in which Tori sand nine songs. This was her first visit to Poland.
+ December 17th, 2001 - the final show of the entire StrangeLittleTour in Milan, Italy. There were 15 shows in the final European leg, 44 shows total.
***more to come***
**Much of this information came from "All These Years", the authorized Tori Amos Biography by Kalen Rogers**
**other info came from various sources including various Tori Amos books and live stories from Tori**
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