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"I have a really good friend named Rantz, and he is a comic freak. And he, about three years ago, turned me on to Neil's work. He turned me on to other things, too, but I was drawn to Neil's work. The first thing I ever read was Calliope (Sandman #17).... Tear in your Hand...I think that, because all of the things I just told you, those stories meant a lot to me, and I made a reference to him [Neil Gaiman], because of that."
-- Tori; Interview by Brian Hibbs
"Ok, i didn't do this, but i'm doing it now, because i've never been able to do this before. and the reason is, my friend Rantz is here, and my friend Rantz is from this place. and um he's like my brother. he's probably the closest blood kin to me though we're not blood kin. and um, he turned me onto the sandman comics and for that i'll be forever grateful. anyway, he was with me uhh watching me go through all this drama. and i just have to thank him..."
-- Tori intro to song; Seattle, WA 05/06/92, Afterburn bootleg
"Emotionally, all these songs come from experiences that trigger them. I haven't chosen to talk much about that side of the songwriting - the seed for all these songs. On the technical side, I heard the music as a steady motion, no change really from verse and chorus, only the bridge that leads straight back like a loop to the same toll booth where you threw in some change to go around only to end up surrounded by the place you left. The only difference is by taking the loop ride you can see the place you left exactly as it is; some sadness, a whole lotta corn field, and a puddle."
-- Tori; Little Earthquakes Songbook
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