Tori Amos sat down to do an interview with Spinner to promote her holiday album Midwinter Graces and shared a few memories from her Xmas celebrations from days of yore. In one particularly vivid memory, Tori remembers heading a children’s choir while she wore a pair of sassy red leather pants:

“Red leather pants was one of the things I remember. I was teaching the children’s choir at Potomac United Methodist’s Church, right outside of Washington, at one point in my teens. I guess I was about 15,16, and I had these great red leather pants. I was really inspired to take on the job because it’s not as if anyone was banging down my door to offer me anything other than playing the bars — which I was doing six nights a week. But I wanted to give something to the kids, and if that was the place that was letting me do it — because of my dad — and they did have a shortage of people who wanted to teach, I thought, ‘OK.’ It was kind of religious music but it didn’t have to be filled with shame. We would pick the material that would make the kids feel good, and I had a really stormin’ choir.”

LOL at “stormin’ choir” … what I think Tori meant to say was “bitchin’ choir” :) Here is part one of Tori‘s colorful interview with Spinner:

Squeeeeeeeeee, I just love her. After the jump, check out part two of Spinner‘s fun interview with the goddess Tori Amos …


Tori Amos is such a pro and a true class act. She has so much experience in the music biz, any young up-and-coming artist would be wise to listen to her advice. She is just fantastic … love her to death!! Great interview, Tori!! Keep ‘em coming!!

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