Cheese-Tacular AIM Interview
Like Tori Amos spends her days on aim... lol BeekeeperTori: hi there! aolmusic: hi! aolmusic: hey where are you aolmusic: as we're "chatting?" aolmusic: in the english countryside? BeekeeperTori: no, we're getting ready for the tour in south Florida BeekeeperTori: getting used to the heat BeekeeperTori: that seems to be pretty much everywhere in the States aolmusic: england isn't exactly known for heat! aolmusic: don't you live there most of the year? BeekeeperTori: i live there part of the time BeekeeperTori: but i'm touring so much that the road is also my home aolmusic: what do you bring on the road aolmusic: to make you feel at home? BeekeeperTori: depending on where a tour is about to begin, i try and acclimatize my system to the demands that i will be forced to deal with on stage... BeekeeperTori: for instance... BeekeeperTori: breathing in this heat when you're singing a 2 hour show is very different than breathing in the cold aolmusic: yeah... aolmusic: do you bring throat spray? BeekeeperTori: when i tour in the winter time it's a very different set of challenges for your vocal instrument aolmusic: scented candles? aolmusic: english tea? BeekeeperTori: none of that stuff BeekeeperTori: although British tea is good for wakey wakey up time BeekeeperTori: what i do use is a combination of fresh ginger, raw honey and fresh lemon aolmusic: yummmm aolmusic: is your daughter a veggie eater or does aolmusic: she like chocolate and potato chips? BeekeeperTori: well... she changes what she likes all the time BeekeeperTori: her la-*test*-('") favorite is "Shushi" as opposed to Sushi aolmusic: explain.... BeekeeperTori: she is just learning to say things correctly which is breaking my heart BeekeeperTori: she's also a chocolate fanatic...and england does have good chocolate aolmusic: does your daughter come on the road aolmusic: when you tour? BeekeeperTori: most definitely! aolmusic: does she like it? aolmusic: does she bring crayons aolmusic: for the tour bus? BeekeeperTori: sometimes she likes it aolmusic: does she have her own rider? BeekeeperTori: she has her own wardrobe cases which are mostly filled with dolls and toys BeekeeperTori: but she also has a DVD collection BeekeeperTori: that all of us, including some of the hard core road dogs, borrow from aolmusic: why? aolmusic: you're barney fans? BeekeeperTori: her interest in films far exceeds what mine is even now! BeekeeperTori: no, no, no... her top favorites are Harry Potter (Prisoner of Azkaban), Mean Girls, Spy Kids, Star Wars (Attack of the Clones) and Cinderella w/ Brandy (the Rogers and Hammerstein version) aolmusic: pretty impressive! BeekeeperTori: she originally was exposed to Cinderella from the 19...what was it...1960's with Leslie Ann Warren playing Cinderella BeekeeperTori: so she watched that and watched that and today for the first time she's seen the Brandy version because her cousin picked it up and brought it to her aolmusic: are you a brandy fan? aolmusic: has she made you one? BeekeeperTori: cause the 1960's one is scratched and I can't find one to replace it BeekeeperTori: do you mean the alcohol? aolmusic: touche aolmusic: hey, what are you listening to these days? BeekeeperTori: right now i'm listening to BeekeeperTori: some of the songs that have been requested on the Piano Bar request line on our website BeekeeperTori: which seem to be in the thousands! BeekeeperTori: and that's really giving me a brain fart aolmusic: like which songs? BeekeeperTori: so you can imagine songs as diverse as 'Killing the Queen' by Queen BeekeeperTori: to 'Blister in the Sun' by Violent Femmes BeekeeperTori: to 'I Dare you to Move' by Switchfoot BeekeeperTori: to 'The Rose' by Bette Midler aolmusic: re: queen: how appropriate for the queen bee! BeekeeperTori: to 'Karma Police' by Radiohead BeekeeperTori: to Gershwin BeekeeperTori: oh, aren't you funny aolmusic: when you're here in the us aolmusic: what do you miss about the uk? BeekeeperTori: the humor BeekeeperTori: the brits are at their best when things are at their worst aolmusic: do you ever use the internet to, say, check out the bbc, when you're over here? BeekeeperTori: Husband is very fluent about all that BeekeeperTori: but i think we spend more time on the arsenal website than on the bbc website BeekeeperTori: although we do breeze through there BeekeeperTori: but when i'm here i try and be present to being here. BeekeeperTori: we have a little beach house in south Florida BeekeeperTori: and we're redoing the gardens right now aolmusic: are there places in florida you love to go? a garden shop? a restaurant? a store? BeekeeperTori: when i'm here i'm pretty much a hermit! BeekeeperTori: we have a little sandy patch in the back on the water and we hang out there and play kickball aolmusic: how nice...maybe you should play aolmusic: kickball for arsenal aolmusic: you must read lots... aolmusic: what are you reading at the moment? BeekeeperTori: i don't read as much as i would like to now because there isn't much time in the day BeekeeperTori: in between playing the music and being a mom BeekeeperTori: and doing interviews aolmusic: is your daughter's choice of books as sophisticated as her choice of films? BeekeeperTori: there isn't a lot of time to do much more than that BeekeeperTori: i get tired--by the end of the day, i'm ready for bed! BeekeeperTori: Tash makes up a lot of her own stories aolmusic: you must inspire her... BeekeeperTori: and i find that really compelling BeekeeperTori: because i begin to think of reality in a very different way aolmusic: how great aolmusic: a childlike way? BeekeeperTori: more reality as in imagination being a very active part BeekeeperTori: instead of imagination being treated as a pejorative BeekeeperTori: think about it... BeekeeperTori: we get told all the time to stop daydreaming! BeekeeperTori: we get told all the time it's only our imagination running wild! BeekeeperTori: and it's one thing to be incapable of dealing with truth! BeekeeperTori: and another thing to have lost your ability to imagine! aolmusic: what's your plan for the rest of the day? BeekeeperTori: my friend Leo is coming to work on the gardens here in Florida BeekeeperTori: then i plan on playing the piano that i have here for a while aolmusic: what kind of piano is it? BeekeeperTori: to work up some songs that people would ask me to do from my own catalogue BeekeeperTori: it's a Bosendorfer, of course! aolmusic: of course... BeekeeperTori: they are the most amazing pianos BeekeeperTori: they are made with love and by hand BeekeeperTori: the one that i'm practicing on today aolmusic: they sound so grand and full.... BeekeeperTori: i've had for longer than my other pianos BeekeeperTori: the one on tour is waiting for me in Atlanta BeekeeperTori: she just crossed the Atlantic ocean aolmusic: like in the movie the piano BeekeeperTori: and she could use a hug and a stiff one! aolmusic: ha! BeekeeperTori: this one is stationary because she doesn't travel well aolmusic: makes sense! aolmusic: this has been great... aolmusic: have a great day! BeekeeperTori: ok listen, big hugs BeekeeperTori: and see you out there! BeekeeperTori signed off at 11:53 A.M.
Like Tori Amos spends her days on aim... lol BeekeeperTori: hi there! aolmusic: hi! aolmusic: hey where are you aolmusic: as we're "chatting?" aolmusic: in the english countryside? BeekeeperTori: no, we're getting ready for the tour in south Florida BeekeeperTori: getting used to the heat BeekeeperTori: that seems to be pretty much everywhere in the States aolmusic: england isn't exactly known for heat! aolmusic: don't you live there most of the year? BeekeeperTori: i live there part of the time BeekeeperTori: but i'm touring so much that the road is also my home aolmusic: what do you bring on the road aolmusic: to make you feel at home? BeekeeperTori: depending on where a tour is about to begin, i try and acclimatize my system to the demands that i will be forced to deal with on stage... BeekeeperTori: for instance... BeekeeperTori: breathing in this heat when you're singing a 2 hour show is very different than breathing in the cold aolmusic: yeah... aolmusic: do you bring throat spray? BeekeeperTori: when i tour in the winter time it's a very different set of challenges for your vocal instrument aolmusic: scented candles? aolmusic: english tea? BeekeeperTori: none of that stuff BeekeeperTori: although British tea is good for wakey wakey up time BeekeeperTori: what i do use is a combination of fresh ginger, raw honey and fresh lemon aolmusic: yummmm aolmusic: is your daughter a veggie eater or does aolmusic: she like chocolate and potato chips? BeekeeperTori: well... she changes what she likes all the time BeekeeperTori: her la-*test*-('") favorite is "Shushi" as opposed to Sushi aolmusic: explain.... BeekeeperTori: she is just learning to say things correctly which is breaking my heart BeekeeperTori: she's also a chocolate fanatic...and england does have good chocolate aolmusic: does your daughter come on the road aolmusic: when you tour? BeekeeperTori: most definitely! aolmusic: does she like it? aolmusic: does she bring crayons aolmusic: for the tour bus? BeekeeperTori: sometimes she likes it aolmusic: does she have her own rider? BeekeeperTori: she has her own wardrobe cases which are mostly filled with dolls and toys BeekeeperTori: but she also has a DVD collection BeekeeperTori: that all of us, including some of the hard core road dogs, borrow from aolmusic: why? aolmusic: you're barney fans? BeekeeperTori: her interest in films far exceeds what mine is even now! BeekeeperTori: no, no, no... her top favorites are Harry Potter (Prisoner of Azkaban), Mean Girls, Spy Kids, Star Wars (Attack of the Clones) and Cinderella w/ Brandy (the Rogers and Hammerstein version) aolmusic: pretty impressive! BeekeeperTori: she originally was exposed to Cinderella from the 19...what was it...1960's with Leslie Ann Warren playing Cinderella BeekeeperTori: so she watched that and watched that and today for the first time she's seen the Brandy version because her cousin picked it up and brought it to her aolmusic: are you a brandy fan? aolmusic: has she made you one? BeekeeperTori: cause the 1960's one is scratched and I can't find one to replace it BeekeeperTori: do you mean the alcohol? aolmusic: touche aolmusic: hey, what are you listening to these days? BeekeeperTori: right now i'm listening to BeekeeperTori: some of the songs that have been requested on the Piano Bar request line on our website BeekeeperTori: which seem to be in the thousands! BeekeeperTori: and that's really giving me a brain fart aolmusic: like which songs? BeekeeperTori: so you can imagine songs as diverse as 'Killing the Queen' by Queen BeekeeperTori: to 'Blister in the Sun' by Violent Femmes BeekeeperTori: to 'I Dare you to Move' by Switchfoot BeekeeperTori: to 'The Rose' by Bette Midler aolmusic: re: queen: how appropriate for the queen bee! BeekeeperTori: to 'Karma Police' by Radiohead BeekeeperTori: to Gershwin BeekeeperTori: oh, aren't you funny aolmusic: when you're here in the us aolmusic: what do you miss about the uk? BeekeeperTori: the humor BeekeeperTori: the brits are at their best when things are at their worst aolmusic: do you ever use the internet to, say, check out the bbc, when you're over here? BeekeeperTori: Husband is very fluent about all that BeekeeperTori: but i think we spend more time on the arsenal website than on the bbc website BeekeeperTori: although we do breeze through there BeekeeperTori: but when i'm here i try and be present to being here. BeekeeperTori: we have a little beach house in south Florida BeekeeperTori: and we're redoing the gardens right now aolmusic: are there places in florida you love to go? a garden shop? a restaurant? a store? BeekeeperTori: when i'm here i'm pretty much a hermit! BeekeeperTori: we have a little sandy patch in the back on the water and we hang out there and play kickball aolmusic: how nice...maybe you should play aolmusic: kickball for arsenal aolmusic: you must read lots... aolmusic: what are you reading at the moment? BeekeeperTori: i don't read as much as i would like to now because there isn't much time in the day BeekeeperTori: in between playing the music and being a mom BeekeeperTori: and doing interviews aolmusic: is your daughter's choice of books as sophisticated as her choice of films? BeekeeperTori: there isn't a lot of time to do much more than that BeekeeperTori: i get tired--by the end of the day, i'm ready for bed! BeekeeperTori: Tash makes up a lot of her own stories aolmusic: you must inspire her... BeekeeperTori: and i find that really compelling BeekeeperTori: because i begin to think of reality in a very different way aolmusic: how great aolmusic: a childlike way? BeekeeperTori: more reality as in imagination being a very active part BeekeeperTori: instead of imagination being treated as a pejorative BeekeeperTori: think about it... BeekeeperTori: we get told all the time to stop daydreaming! BeekeeperTori: we get told all the time it's only our imagination running wild! BeekeeperTori: and it's one thing to be incapable of dealing with truth! BeekeeperTori: and another thing to have lost your ability to imagine! aolmusic: what's your plan for the rest of the day? BeekeeperTori: my friend Leo is coming to work on the gardens here in Florida BeekeeperTori: then i plan on playing the piano that i have here for a while aolmusic: what kind of piano is it? BeekeeperTori: to work up some songs that people would ask me to do from my own catalogue BeekeeperTori: it's a Bosendorfer, of course! aolmusic: of course... BeekeeperTori: they are the most amazing pianos BeekeeperTori: they are made with love and by hand BeekeeperTori: the one that i'm practicing on today aolmusic: they sound so grand and full.... BeekeeperTori: i've had for longer than my other pianos BeekeeperTori: the one on tour is waiting for me in Atlanta BeekeeperTori: she just crossed the Atlantic ocean aolmusic: like in the movie the piano BeekeeperTori: and she could use a hug and a stiff one! aolmusic: ha! BeekeeperTori: this one is stationary because she doesn't travel well aolmusic: makes sense! aolmusic: this has been great... aolmusic: have a great day! BeekeeperTori: ok listen, big hugs BeekeeperTori: and see you out there! BeekeeperTori signed off at 11:53 A.M.