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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.

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Amanda Palmer
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: April 30
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I don't try to make anybody outside happy.
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Those who can ask without shame are viewing themselves in collaboration with-rather than in competition with-the world.
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I think I can define my entire life, virtuosity and business philosophy down to the core fundamental that I absolutely hate being told what to do. But like any artist or any human being out there, I desperately want to be loved, and I spend my entire life trying to balance those two facts.
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If I were a guy, it would be, you know, just a different set of problems I have to carry along.
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