I am bigger on the inside Amanda Palmer More Quotes by Amanda Palmer More Quotes From Amanda Palmer 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. Amanda Palmer tearscultureart I feel that part of my life's artwork is creatively dealing with all this negativity and anger and rage and hatred coming from whatever corners it's coming from and somehow manifesting all of that anger into something positive, which is such a hard job. Amanda Palmer negativityhatredjobs I've watched so many women, from Kathleen Hanna all the way up to Taylor Swift, whether they're pop artists or rock stars or fine artists or writers, it is the subhistory of female artists that if you're going to make art, you're also going to have a full-time job of defending your right to make art. Amanda Palmer starsjobsart It's fine for people to say, "If you can't stand the heat and if you can't stand the criticism, then just don't use the Internet"; unfortunately, that is not an option. The Internet is where we make our living and where we make our work, especially if we're independents and we cannot afford to not engage, because that's where our business is driving from. It's just not an option. Amanda Palmer criticismusepeople I get so many ideas for songs, but I'm so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out. Amanda Palmer down-andsongideas 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. Amanda Palmer magicartiststupid If you want the world to pay for projects, you have to be able to display why you're worthy. Amanda Palmer wantpayworld Twitter fascinates me because it's real. It feels kind of unreal, but it makes very real things happen. Amanda Palmer kindrealfeels There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows. Amanda Palmer shamecloudsart Eat the pain. Send it back into the void as love. Amanda Palmer voidpain Asking for help with shame says: Amanda Palmer asking-for-helpgratitudeover-you I suppose I'm happy to sell my time and energy, but I'm not happy to sell my initial creative time. Amanda Palmer not-happyenergycreative I had very literal parents and I wanted to survive with metaphor and art, and there was a real sense of shame around it. Amanda Palmer parentrealart Sometimes I have a terrible feeling that I am dying not from the virus, but from being untouchable. Amanda Palmer changetimedeath 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. Amanda Palmer degreesrocksthinking It’s not easy to ask… asking makes you vulnerable. Amanda Palmer vulnerableaskingeasy 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. Amanda Palmer sexyrealthinking When you connect with people, they want to help you. Amanda Palmer wanthelpingpeople It would nice to live in a world where art can just be art! Amanda Palmer niceworldart I was just a very dark kid. My family was complicated. Amanda Palmer complicateddarkkids
