Bands like Nirvana had theatrical sensibilities, playing with image, challenging assumptions people were making about them, the apex being Kurt Cobain in a dress to make a point. Amanda Palmer apexassumptionband Change image and share on social
If you stuck me in a room and gave me art-making tools but told me no one would ever see the results, I don't think I'd have much desire to make art. What I do comes from a deep desire to be seen and to see others. Amanda Palmer artdeepdesire share on social
I've always been a creative workaholic. I have never had a period of my life where I didn't have at least half a dozen projects going on at once. Amanda Palmer creativedozenhalf Change image and share on social
My number-one goal is to never feel like I'm strictly defining myself. The minute I feel like I'm doing that as anything - as theatrical, as feminist, as songwriter - I feel like the minute I name it, I'm stuck in a box. Amanda Palmer boxdefinefeel share on social
I don't feel at home in New Orleans. I don't feel at home in Austin or L.A. And I just felt immediately at home in northern Australia. Amanda Palmer austinaustraliafeel Change image and share on social
In some way, my fundamental feeling about music is that it's impossible to put a price tag on it. Human beings made music before they made a lot of other things, including tools. Amanda Palmer beingfeltfundamental Change image and share on social
One of the best things about Kickstarter and crowdfunding and the collapse of the music business is a lot of artists like me have been forced to face our own weird mess about ourselves and what we thought it meant to become musicians. Amanda Palmer artistbusinesscollapse share on social
There's no blueprint; getting married doesn't make you boring, having kids doesn't make you boring, having money doesn't necessarily have to make you boring. Amanda Palmer blueprintborekid Change image and share on social
I had very literal parents and I wanted to survive with metaphor and art, and there was a real sense of shame around it. Amanda Palmer artliteralmetaphor Change image and share on social
Twitter fascinates me because it's real. It feels kind of unreal, but it makes very real things happen. Amanda Palmer fascinatefelthappen Change image and share on social