The Thirtieth Anniversary of “Little Earthquakes”

Here’s a photo from the 90s. (It’s my calico cat, Cosette.) Even this photo is newer than the album.

It’s the 30th anniversary of Tori Amos’s album Little Earthquakes.

That means my CD is 30 years old. I listened to it today, and while the CD case was dusty and slightly cracked, the CD still plays. The first time I heard it, I was an undergraduate and was mesmerized — asked who the singer-songwriter was and purchased the CD. Instant fan. Back then I still mostly listened to classical music and show tunes.

Fun fact:

The lines “me and Neil’ll be/ hanging out with the Dream King” are a reference to Neil Gaiman and The Sandman. Before I read The Sandman graphic novels, I thought it was a reference to King Ludwig II of Bavaria, since he has also been called the Dream King (and I toured one of his castles when I was 17).

30 years on: Tori Amos and the birth of Little Earthquakes

My travel memoir Every Day is Magical: A Buddhist Pilgrimage in India and Nepal is available on Amazon here:

Every Day is Magical: A Buddhist Pilgrimage in India and Nepal