Neil Gaiman swooped into my life though another friend, Jason Webley, who knew we were fans of each other’s work and introduced us via email. Neil and I, like me and Ben, just hit it off instantly. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn’t new – bands have been doing it since the dawn of time. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
People had this idea about becoming rock stars packing stadiums instead of having the goal of becoming what musicians used to be in terms of how they would perform and connect people. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
If you want the world to pay for projects, you have to be able to display why you’re worthy. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
I’d actually say that every musician is a human being, and that not everybody likes being social. But with music, there are all these ingredients to the business that have nothing to do with writing songs or playing an instrument. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
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. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
I think one of the greatest gifts you can give to someone is just access to the possibility of freedom that you don’t have to be totally depressed and enslaved by your own environment. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
I think to say that meditation is helpful to artists is true and it’s great, but it’s also essentially helpful to any kind of process of, just, life. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
I get so many ideas for songs, but I’m so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out. Amanda Palmer Read Quote
