“There's something advantageous about being a woman in rock versus, say, a woman in chemistry or construction. There's definitely a built-in sexism across the board, but I think you're afforded a degree of freedom in rock because, historically, the rules have been flexible.” ThinkingHas BeensRocksDegreesBuiltBoardsSexismChemistryConstructionVersusFlexibleBeing A Woman Author:Amanda Palmer
“I've always felt like an outsider across the board, since day one. The challenge has been to simply not pay attention to my outsider or insider status and just do the work and play the shows and connect with the people. And not even bother to play this game of keeping score, which is what destroys you.” PeopleHas BeensPlayShowsGamesFeltChallengesPayAttentionPay AttentionBotherBoardsScoreOutsidersInsidersWork And Play Author:Amanda Palmer
“I think people have been obsessed with the wrong question, which is how do we make people pay for music? What if we started asking, how do we let people pay for music?” PeopleIfsThinkingHas BeensInspirationMotivationPayAskingObsessedWhat If 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
“Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.” Has BeensIdeasBandDawnCrowdfunding Author:Amanda Palmer
