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.
Amanda PalmerI remember being a teenager and being really impressed by "let's sit around and b*tch" people, and I have so little time for those people nowadays.
Amanda PalmerHow you sound. How you look. Are you fat? Those are things that could be really irritating.
Amanda PalmerI think performance art comes from a simple place of wanting to express things beyond just sound.
Amanda PalmerOne thing about being a performer is you're not just doing an intellectual job behind a desk; you're out there performing and being looked at, being assessed for really superficial stuff.
Amanda PalmerAll of my music, my stage show, my personality, my blog, my twitter feed, anything that's made me me, and a huge part of why people like and respect me, is that I just don't spend much energy on that other stuff. It's not worth it. It's a losing battle too. You're just screwed the minute you engage.
Amanda Palmer