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In both the art and the business worlds, the difference between the amateurs and the professionals is simple: The professionals know they're winging it. The amateurs pretend they're not.
Amanda Palmer
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Amanda Palmer
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: April 30
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Collecting the dots. Then connecting them. And then sharing the connections with those around you. This is how a creative human works. Collecting, connecting, sharing.
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There's a part of me that is really, really happy with all of my success lately because of what it can get me and what it can buy me in the fact that my music will hopefully reach more people. But it also makes me a little bit miserable because the minute the spotlight is on you, people start flinging sh*t at you for whatever reason.
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When you're an artist, nobody ever tells you or hits you with the magic wand of legitimacy. You have to hit your own head with your own handmade wand. And you feel stupid doing it.
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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.
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Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.
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I get really fantastic results when I just get out of my own way.
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Donald Trump is going to make punk rock great again.
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On many days, harder than the act of making the art itself is the act of sharing it and living in a culture that you know is built to tear you down.
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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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I'm still trying to express my truth, my place in the world, my belief.
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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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If you want the world to pay for projects, you have to be able to display why you're worthy.
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The minute I spend any energy defending myself, explaining myself, or in the worst case scenario, trying to please those who are criticizing me, I will, you know, just fall off a cliff.
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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.
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