I have used Twitter for so many things, from places to stay, places to go, things to do, things I need, medical advice, you name it. Especially when I'm on tour, it really feels like I'm being taken care of by half a million people. It is like having a mom. Amanda Palmer advicecarefelt share on social
I think one of the greatest gifts you can give to someone is just access to the possibility of freedom that you don't have to be totally depressed and enslaved by your own environment. Amanda Palmer accessdepressenslave Change image and share on social
There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows. Amanda Palmer artbedfellowbusiness Change image and share on social
I was just a very dark kid. My family was complicated. Amanda Palmer complicatedarkfamily Change image and share on social
You get the feeling that on a lot of days the audience for most music would kind of rather not be faced with the artist, especially because we've been educated to think that the artist are these special creatures are otherwordly and aren't like us. Amanda Palmer artistaudiencecreature 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
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
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
The world needs actual excitement and emotion more than it needs cool people. Amanda Palmer actualcoolemotion Change image and share on social
I see everybody arguing about what the value of music should be instead of what I think the bigger conversation is, which is that music has value, it's subjective and we're moving to a new era where the audience is taking more responsibility for supporting artists at whatever level. Amanda Palmer argueartistaudience share on social