“You are an artist when you make someone feel something deep and unexpected.” FeelsArtistUnexpected Author:Amanda Palmer
“When you're an artist, nobody ever tells you or hits you with the magic wand of legitimacy. You have to hit your own head with your own handmade wand. And you feel stupid doing it.” FeelsArtistMagicStupidLegitimacyWandsMagic WandsHandmade Author:Amanda Palmer
“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.” ThinkingKindArtistProcessMeditationHelpful Author:Amanda Palmer
“I've watched so many women, from Kathleen Hanna all the way up to Taylor Swift, whether they're pop artists or rock stars or fine artists or writers, it is the subhistory of female artists that if you're going to make art, you're also going to have a full-time job of defending your right to make art.” IfsWayArtJobsArtistStarsRocksFineFemalePopsRock StarFine ArtsPop ArtFull Time JobsFine ArtistsFemale Artists Author:Amanda Palmer
“I think the Internet really sussed things into perspective. Because twelve years ago, I could spend my days on writing and running my band and touring and making posters and practicing with my band and working on my vocals, but I didn't spend a large pie chart of my time sifting through criticism as well, and nowadays I do, and all female artists do, because to be able to promote your work, you need to live in those spaces.” ThinkingNeedsWritingYearsWellsRunningAbleArtistSpacePerspectiveInternetBandFemaleYears AgoCriticismMy TimeTwelvePieVocalTouringPostersSiftingFemale Artists Author:Amanda Palmer
“There are so many people, so many artists, so many magazines, so many theater companies, so many people trying to raise money for so many things that it's easy to look around and just feel powerless or helpless, because even if you have some resources, you can't help everybody.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingLooksHelpingArtistEasyCompanyResourcesTheaterRaisesMagazinesHelplessPowerless Author:Amanda Palmer
“I kind of rely on my artist friends to make my physical music worth buying by having them all come together and create beautiful artwork that everyone is gonna want to own to support my record.” WantKindTogetherBeautifulArtistSupportRecordsRelyBuyingArtworkBeautiful Art Author:Amanda Palmer
“I think I can define my entire life, virtuosity and business philosophy down to the core fundamental that I absolutely hate being told what to do. But like any artist or any human being out there, I desperately want to be loved, and I spend my entire life trying to balance those two facts.” ThinkingWantTryingHumansI CanTwoPhilosophyFactsArtistHateHuman BeingsBalanceFundamentalsCoreVirtuosity Author:Amanda Palmer
“If you come across an American artist right now who has no political opinions or is afraid of talking politics, be very concerned.” IfsPoliticalArtistTalkingOpinionRight NowConcernedPolitical OpinionsTalking Politics Author:Amanda Palmer
“For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.” HumansInspirationArtistMotivationStarsCommunityMusicianHuman HistoryUntouchablesConnectors Author:Amanda Palmer
“I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. Unlocked. Shared and spread. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them.” NeedsBelieveArtistOrderStepsSupportAudienceMusic IsSpreadStep Up Author:Amanda Palmer
“The impulse to connect the dots - and to share what you've connected - is the urge that makes you an artist” ArtistShareConnectedImpulseUrgesDots Author:Amanda Palmer
“There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting signed to a record label. But it’s all bullshit, and it’s all in your head. You’re an artist when you say you are. And you’re a good artist when you make somebody else experience or feel something deep or unexpected.” ThinkingFeelsRealMightArtistPathRecordsBecomingGainsUniversityLabelsUnexpectedBullshitGood ArtLegitimacyRecord LabelsGood ArtistReal Artists Author:Amanda Palmer
“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.” Has BeensFacesArtistMusicianLike MeMessBest ThingsMeant To BeCollapseMusic BusinessKickstarterCrowdfunding Author:Amanda Palmer
