“When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again” Quote by Paula Cole
“I’ve always considered it a great privilege to be a musician, I’ve never lost sight of that.” LostMusicianSightPrivilege Author:Natalie Merchant
“I think the most enduring lesson I was taught through my experiences of being a Girl Scout was that I was a member of a larger community. I out-grew my uniforms and badges years ago, but the memories of visiting nursing homes or organizing Earth Day tree plantings or my summers camping with girls from all different backgrounds will stay with me always.” ThinkingYearsDifferentHomeEarthGirlCommunityMemoriesTreeTaughtGrewLessonsMembersSummerYears AgoEndureBackgroundsUniformsNursingVisitingEarth DayBadgesCampingStay With MeSummer CampBeing A GirlDifferent BackgroundsNursing HomeTree PlantingGirl Scout Author:Natalie Merchant
“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
“I maintain couchsurfing and crowdsurfing are basically the same thing — you're falling into the audience and you're trusting each other.” InspirationMotivationFallAudienceTrusting Each Other 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
“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'm bisexual, but it's not the sort of thing I spent a lot of time thinking about. I've slept with girls; I've slept with guys, so I guess that's what they call it! I'm not anti trying to use language to simplify our lives.” ThinkingTryingUseGuyGirlLanguageOur LivesSimplifyBisexual Author:Amanda Palmer