I was just a very dark kid. My family was complicated. Amanda Palmer complicatedarkfamily Change image and share on social
Neil Gaiman swooped into my life though another friend, Jason Webley, who knew we were fans of each other's work and introduced us via email. Neil and I, like me and Ben, just hit it off instantly. Amanda Palmer benemailfan Change image and share on social
I think to say that meditation is helpful to artists is true and it's great, but it's also essentially helpful to any kind of process of, just, life. Amanda Palmer artistessentiallygreat 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'd actually say that every musician is a human being, and that not everybody likes being social. But with music, there are all these ingredients to the business that have nothing to do with writing songs or playing an instrument. Amanda Palmer businesshumaningredient share on social
If you're willing to take risks, Twitter is a vast amusement park of interesting life possibilities. Amanda Palmer amusementinterestlife Change image and share on social
I get so many ideas for songs, but I'm so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out. Amanda Palmer crankdisciplineidea Change image and share on social
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
Every album is just a greatest hits of whatever songs are on a pile when I go in to make a record. Amanda Palmer albumgreathit Change image and share on social