You're Just An Empty Cage

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.

In Order For My Live Performance To Work, Which Is About Generating A Focused Energy For About An Hour And A Half, It Is Necessary For Me To Listen And Take In Someone Else's Focused Energy The Day Of Or The Day Before The Live Show. That Can Transpire Through A Conversation, Or Inspiration Can Occur By Looking Through Any Type Of Visual Book Which Sparks A Narrative. That Narrative Then Becomes Today's Seed And Can Then Take Root In Music Terms, Where A Sonic Tree Begins To Grow.

After A While, Though, You Realize That A Whole Slew Of Young Singer-songwriter Piano Players Are Getting Compared To You. That's When You Feel The Passage Of Time Is Occurring.

When You Stop Putting Yourself On The Line, And You Don't Touch Your Own Heart, How Do You Expect To Touch Other People?

I've Never Felt Anything That Moves Me As Much As My Piano. I'm An Emotional Player. I Don't Really Like People. I Prefer My Piano To People. It's Totally Reliable And It's Alive. I Can Hear What It's Saying.