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I was just a very dark kid. My family was complicated.

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Amanda Palmer
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: April 30
Blogger
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New York City
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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.
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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 think the thing you're seeing now with the music industry is that the people who have tight-knit communities are now able to really hold each other up because of the internet tools. And the really top-down pyramid scheme of major labels and typical superstars isn't sustainable anymore because the system has collapsed.
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You know what’s really cool? Wake up every morning, decide what you feel like doing, and do it.
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If we can repair things emotionally, a lot of other things would follow.
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When you connect with people, they want to help you.
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I draw the line at letting people into my songwriting cave. To me, that's where the alchemy happens and where the mystery is.
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Nobody ever sees me. Thank you.
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I don't feel at home in New Orleans. I don't feel at home in Austin or L.A. And I just felt immediately at home in northern Australia.
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I hate being ignored.
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I feel like I've gotten to the point in my career and in my life where I can allow myself to write whatever comes into my head and not judge it too harshly.
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The world needs actual excitement and emotion more than it needs cool people.
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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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It would nice to live in a world where art can just be art!
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I think a good role model has to be sexy. Real, empowered, self-possessed women are sexy. When you're really in control of your choices, your mood, your body, and your opinions, people find you sexy.
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If I simply do what I've always done, it's never failed me.
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