Tori Amos' commencement address at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore last May 22 provided graduates wisdom based on her failures. During the ceremony, Amos was awarded the George Peabody Medal, the highest honor given by the Peabody InstituteofThe Johns Hopkins University to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to music in America. A child prodigy, she studied classical piano at the conservatory, earning a scholarship when she was 5 and was kicked out when she was 11 because of her interest in rock and pop music, and her refusal to read sheet music. Amos has eight Grammy Award nominations to her name and advocates for sexual violence survivors, having been raped ...
Keep on reading: Tori Amos’ advice to musicians in grad speech: ‘You need the imagination and the bollocks’
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