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
If you want the world to pay for projects, you have to be able to display why you're worthy. Amanda Palmer displaypayproject Change image and 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
I have never in my career embarked on a journey towards controversy. I have never deliberately set a flame. Amanda Palmer careercontroversydeliberately Change image and share on social
I've been in a recording studio enough times to know that it is not the best place to multitask. Doing a couple of takes of a song and running out to check your email to talk to someone about video production really is not good. Amanda Palmer checkcoupleemail 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
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
I think I've been addicted to openness since long before my rock career. I was terrible as a teenager. I used to go out of my way to make people uncomfortable with personal details. I was always fascinated by the idea that we have these weird, random boundaries between what we do and don't show. Amanda Palmer addictboundarycareer 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
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