“The stage show is, in some sense, highly theatrical. It's definitely not just a band in jeans playing rock and roll.” ShowsRocksStageBandRock And RollJeansTheatrical 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 make the music that I want to make and make the show that I want to make. If you like it, you come. If you don't like it, you don't have to.” IfsWantShowsYou Like It Author:Amanda Palmer
“All of my music, my stage show, my personality, my blog, my twitter feed, anything that's made me me, and a huge part of why people like and respect me, is that I just don't spend much energy on that other stuff. It's not worth it. It's a losing battle too. You're just screwed the minute you engage.” PeopleMadeShowsEnergyStuffMinutesStageHugePersonalityBattleLosingWorth ItBlogsRespect MeNot Worth It Author:Amanda Palmer
“I want to live in a world where Miley (or any female musician) can twerk wildly at 20, wear a full-cover floral hippie mumu at 37, show up at 47 in see-through latex, and pose semi-naked, like Keith & co, on the cover of Rolling Stone at 57 and be APPLAUDED for being so comfortable with her body.” WorldWantShowsBodyComfortableMusicianFemaleStonesNakedRollingHippieRolling StonesKeithMileyLatexFemale Musicians Author:Amanda Palmer
“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.” PeopleThinkingWayLongIdeasShowsUsedCareersRocksTerribleDetailsBoundariesMy WayTeenagerUncomfortableOpennessFascinated Author:Amanda Palmer
