“I feel that part of my life's artwork is creatively dealing with all this negativity and anger and rage and hatred coming from whatever corners it's coming from and somehow manifesting all of that anger into something positive, which is such a hard job.” FeelsHardJobsHatredCornersRageManifestNegativityArtwork 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 nurture my close relationships like priceless lamps. That's part of why the job itself is inherently difficult and kind of a paradox, because you're out there touring and traveling and going a million miles a minute, but the things that are keeping you steady and stable can be really hard to nurture when you're going fast, and your relationships, which are the number one thing that help me through.” KindHardHelpingJobsDifficultNumbersMillionsOne ThingMinutesMilesHelp MeParadoxSteadyStableOur RelationshipNurtureLampsTouringPricelessClose Relationship Author:Amanda Palmer
“One thing about being a performer is you're not just doing an intellectual job behind a desk; you're out there performing and being looked at, being assessed for really superficial stuff.” JobsStuffBehindsOne ThingIntellectualPerformingPerformersDesksSuperficial Author:Amanda Palmer
“I feel like if I were to play the game completely and just get myself in a giant bottle of nail polish and put myself on display, I would feel like I had somehow cosmically lost. I feel like I'm taking a bunch of the ingredients and using some of them but not all of them and shuffling around and making people think I'm doing my job.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsPlayJobsGamesLostBunchGiantsIngredientsBottlesDisplayNailsPolishShufflingNail Polish Author:Amanda Palmer
