100 Greatest Women In Music Recapped

Now that the five episodes of VH1’s 100 Greatest Women In Music have concluded, here’s a quick rundown of Tori’s involvement in the program.

First, she placed #54 on the list. Each woman who did was given a short spot where various musicians, critics and celebrities talked about the woman in question, alternating between the blurbs and videos or live footage. Tori’s spot was included during the third hour of the five-hour series and as clips from the “Crucify.” “Silent All These Years,” and “A Sorta Fairytale” videos and a couple quick shots from live performances were shown, included the following quips

• Regina Spektor: “Tori Amos is great.”
• Amy Lee: “Tori Amos is one of my all-time favorite artists. One of the things I love about her is her raw emotion.”
• Jewel: “She’s very courageous. I love girls that have balls.”
• Rebecca Corry: “You shouldn’t listen to Tori Amos if you’re PMS because you will immediately bawl.”
• Tori: “I think music is a great healer for so many people. Well, I know it has been in my life.”
• Steve Huey: “Tori always had this way of playing the piano that it seemed like her whole body was going into it. It was this really intense experience just watching her do it.”
• Amy Lee: “I could listen to Tori Amos for the rest of my life and, honestly, with all the music she’s made, it would be enough music.”
• Tori: “Being acknowledged as a woman in music that has made some kind of impact, there’s really nothing better that you could say to me.”

Second, Tori weighed in on several fellow women on the list. Her comments on the following women included:

• On Courtney Love (#69): “She’s influence d alo otf the young ones that are coming up. You can see her influence in their presentation: how they dress, their attitude.”
• On Fiona Apple (#55): “Fiona Apple is one of the great singer/songwriters of our time and the world needs her music.”
• On Sarah McLachlan (#53): “Her music takes to another place, another dimension. She creates some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard. When I hear her music, I’m always inspired.”
• On Melissa Etheridge (#42): “What a force she’s been in music and the fact that she’s still out there and still vital is very unique to Melissa Etheridge.”
• On Jewel (#41): “You have to think about the kind of composer that can do that. And that is quite a unique ability.”
• On Cher (#31): “Cher has been able to show people that as she ages, she’s still sexy and sensual.”

Third, VH1 has posted some bonus clips from their interview with Tori that was used to source her comments during the show. Two clips have been posted so far, one about Y Kant Tori Read and another about playing the piano. Check them out below:

The complete list is posted on VH1’s music blog Tuner and keep an eye on The Greatest’s web page for other highlights and bonus clips from the show. You can also catch rebroadcasts of all episodes on VH1 — check their program guide for air times.

Update Thanks to drownedparadise for posting a lo-tech, but effective, video of Tori’s spot on this show on the Youtube:

Sundance Premieres The Star Whisperer Film

Yesterday, Sundance Channel premiered new short film for the song “Star Whisperer” from Night of Hunters. You can watch it on their SUNfiltered blog, their Digital Shorts channel (which also has the Night of Hunters trailer and the “Carry” video) or on the Tori Amos Facebook page.

Or, for that matter, right here. Enjoy!

Perez Hilton Interview (September 28, 2011)

The second part of Perez Hilton’s conversation with Tori has been posted! In this second of two segments, they discuss touring, Lady Gaga and celebrity. Enjoy!

As with the other portion, Perez kindly provided a transcript which you can read on his site or below…thanks again to Devin for the tip!

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Arte Features on Tori and Night of Hunters

The French/German arts television channel Arte has featured two video clips with Tori on their Arte Journal blog. The first is an edited piece, with French or German overdubs, of Tori being interviewed at her house in Kinsale, Ireland (though you can make out Tori’s original comments in English pretty easily if you are not fluent in those languages) while the second is a fascinating clip of Tori talking at length about the song “Battle of Trees” from Night of Hunters.

With apologies to German readers, we have embedded the French language clips below. You can access the German ones here or by toggling the language selector in the lower right-hand corner of the video player.

Perez Hilton Interview (September 27, 2011)

And quite a few actors have gone to [the Sylvia Young Theatre School] that are in British television. So she Tash really wanted to do this. And I said, Mark and I talked about it with her. I mean, she wanted to go to Hogwarts. But this is like a version of Hogwarts.

As we alluded to last week, Perez Hilton got the opportunity to sit down and chat with Tori and he’s posted the first part of their conversation today.

He’s also posted a partial transcript (which we unashamedly reproduce below the fold).

Look for part two to surface on Wednesday!

Thanks to Devin for the tip!

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Tori on CD'Aujourd'hui

As we mentioned earlier this week, Tori was featured this past Wednesday, September 21st, on the French television program CD’Aujourd’hui.

Unfortunately, the video clip on the France 2 website is not functioning properly but, thanks to the miracle of YouTube, we all can view the interview about the story that makes up Night of Hunters as well as her relationship to the “Tori” that is the main character of the song-cycle.

Thanks to @earWithFeet and @knotsinhishair for the link!

Tavis Smiley Interview

Tori’s September 20th appearance on the Tavis Smiley show has now been archived on the PBS website for those who missed it — or those who want to watch it again. During the spot, she talked with Tavis about Night of Hunters and performed the song “Carry.”

She also performed “Silent All These Years” which, as we posted about earlier this week, can be viewed on YouTube, courtesy of the show’s musical director Jonathan X.

The interview and performance are also available on the Tavis Smiley podcast via iTunes.

PBS has also kindly provided a transcript of the interview which you can read on the PBS website or after the jump.

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Tavis Smiley Reminder...and Sneak Preview!

Even though we’ve not had a chance to add it — or anything else — to the Calendar yet, don’t forget that Tori will be interviewed on the PBS program Tavis Smiley tonight. The show typically airs at 12:30 AM on most PBS stations, but definitely check your local listings to see when or if it is shown in your area.

Fortunately, PBS repeats these programs often so if you miss it today, you should have a second (or third or fourth) chance later in the week. Even more fortunately, the interviews are typically available for streaming on the Tavis Smiley website within a day or two so everyone not in the reach of a PBS station, whether in the States or not, should have a chance to see this interview before too long.

However, turns out that the musical director for the program, one Jonathan X, has uploaded a video of Tori performing “Silent All These Years” and “Carry” for the show to YouTube already! Go figger! Enjoy!

Thanks to @UpOnThe101 for the tip!

Classic FM Interview

Classic FM, a leading broadcaster of classical music in the United Kingdom, posted an interview with Tori today. Classic FM presenter Anne-Marie Minhall travelled to Ireland to meet with Tori and to discuss the new album and her on-going relationship with classical music. The interview is available on YouTube and is embedded below for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks to @torismaze and Sean for letting us know about this!

Rolling Stone Sits Down With Tori

The German Rolling Stone website has posted a new video interview with Tori. It’s a montage of answers to questions covering topics ranging from Night of Hunters to plans for the upcoming tour. Enjoy!

Thanks to @EarWithFeet for alerting us to this!