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“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.”

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Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer, born on April 30, 1976, is a talented singer known for her unique musical style that blends folk, rock, and electronic music. She is widely recognized for her solo projects and collaborations with The Dresden Dolls. more

“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.”

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Author:Amanda Palmer

“The cool thing too, as you get older, you get way better at identifying who's an ally and who isn't. And who has good, positive, "let's make all this sh*t better and let's try to have fun and fix sh*t" people as opposed to "let's sit around and b*tch and berate" people.”

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Author:Amanda Palmer

“I remember being a teenager and being really impressed by "let's sit around and b*tch" people, and I have so little time for those people nowadays.”

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Author:Amanda Palmer

“A dead end street is a good place to turn around.”

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Author:Naomi Judd

“When I find myself having to share a meal with someone who simply wants to complain about the world, I almost feel myself wanting to crawl out of my skin and just sort of scurry away. But being able to pick up on that stuff and being able to easily identify the people walking towards the light instead of walking towards the darkness, that's a skill I'm very, very glad to see growing in myself.”

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Author:Amanda Palmer

“I have a handful of really close relationships in my life and I depend on those people heavily to carry me through and to help me stay steady.”

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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.”

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Author:Amanda Palmer

“I think being a woman in any business that's dominated by men, you have your garden variety pros and cons, where you learn how to focus and harness your various powers and weaknesses for better or for good.”

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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.”

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Author:Amanda Palmer

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