Amanda Palmer Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“The stage show is, in some sense, highly theatrical. It's definitely not just a band in jeans playing rock and roll.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If you're willing to take risks, Twitter is a vast amusement park of interesting life possibilities.”

“People had this idea about becoming rock stars packing stadiums instead of having the goal of becoming what musicians used to be in terms of how they would perform and connect people.”

“Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.”

“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.”

“There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows.”

“Twitter fascinates me because it's real. It feels kind of unreal, but it makes very real things happen.”