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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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Amanda Palmer
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: April 30
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I'm a massive fan of David Lynch and 'Twin Peaks.'
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