I'm a fan (and you should be too) because...

many years ago I Iistened to the song cornflake girl, at the age of 13 and I immediately liked it. So I went on and bought the CD, but I have to say, I was at that time a bit dissapointed, cos I expected more "drive" in the music, like it was in cornflake girl the case. so i thought, "ok, what is this woman actually singing about, what is she saying?".I didn't understand at that age, but never the less I often played the whole CD and danced to the music and so I began to feel and love the songs more and more, especially "baker, baker" and "past the mission".
That Cd was the only CD I had for many years, I didn't really "follow" Toris work, I just played "under the pink" but never thought of looking after a new CD...
In my heart and soul her music was with me, cos, when I started a relationship with a man, who was many years older than me, I got a bit depressed, but one day I "remembered" toris music and the emotions I had then, and I started to get more interested in new projects of her or in other words I began to search for songs in the net. so I bought the cd strange little girls as present for my boyfriend, cos I wanted him to listen to her (and to understand how I'm feeling, since this music touches me so much) and that boyfriend also bought the cd for me for christmas , so it was rather clear, that toris work had a certain importance in my life. She then gave a concert in Vienna, I think it was 2003, I was there with my boyfriend, far, far away from the stage, it was my first concert with her, and I was really "catched" from the music. At the same time I got a bit angry of my boyfriend, cos he seemed so uninterested and somehow ennoyed, I really felt at that moment, that I was coming more "back to my (emotional) roots", which means, that I noticed that I probably didn't love him. And that he can't love me, when he doesn't understand me in my feelings, when I'm touched of a certain music. I thought that way, of course it's somehow mean, cos everbody is free in his/her taste of mucis, but he seemed so ennoyed, I couldn't stand it.
Well, so that concert was the starting point, when I started to began more interested in her work, and what she has done the last years. I bought all the Cds of the last years and was really astonished of her creativity and the variety of her work. And I was angry of myself, that I didn't notice that great musician. but of course the luck was greater.
Yes and at that time unfortunately my "crisis" began, and there was also tori who was with me. But I needed very much time until I realized how much she is really helping me with her lyrics and her music. I don't know why, but probably I have my own interpretation of all the songs, since I'm living in my own world, but it seems as if I understand what shes talking about. I don't know, I like her lyrics, her language, her words, to me its somehow "clear", thats also one of the points why I like her work so much, yes and why its really like the "holy bible" ...
So I think a person has to have a certain inner way to her music and words, than you will become a fan,but you don't have to, if you don't have this certain openess. I like many kinds of music, I feel it in different ways, but tori is speaking to my soul, so thats why I'm a fan .
Leni