TORI AMOS RAVES
BORDEAUX WINE: I have a lot of respect for the
cultivating of the grapes and what it signifies.
People who make wine, what's happening in their lives
in that year gets put into the grapes, whether they
know it or not. I love that Jesus saying, "I'm the
vine, you are the branches." There's something really
biblical and at the same time Dionysian about the
whole thing. In another life, I know I was one of
those fat ladies who was stomping in the grapes.
LIP GLOSS: I have to have the right lip gloss for the
right moment. If you're not feeling well, Kiehl's is
good. In the morning, a lip gloss with a little
flavor is nice...unless you've got a hangover, then
it's gross. On a date, you don't want sticky stuff.
Christian Dior and Estee Lauder both have good lines.
I've got Fresh in my pocket right now. It works.
This is my thing.
MOTHERHOOD: Natashya is thirteen months old, so we're
still at that stage where she cuddles.
ROBERT A JOHNSON: He's a Jungian mystic and
psychologist. His new book, "Balancing Heaven and
Earth," is about his travels. He lived in India,
trying to bridge Eastern and Western philosophy,
learning about what works and what doesn't and why.
You cannot take on another culture's philosophy in the
same way unless you deal with your own. That's what
he says. You have to find your own shadow by looking
at your own culture's myths.
"AMERICAN GODS" BY NEIL GAIMAN: He's an insipring
writer and friend. This is a novel about gods that
came to America when the Europeans and Africans were
settling here. When the people stopped believing in
their gods, some of them took jobs as undertakers or
gas-station attendants. It's about a storm brewing
and the gods gathering.
--COMPILED BY LINDSAY GOLDENBERG, ROLLING STONE
Tori Amos' new album is "Strange Little Girls." She is currently on tour in the U.S.
