Amanda Palmer

American musician and songwriter (born 1976) · United States · Musicians

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Amanda MacKinnon Palmer is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls.

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2010“Rock needs theater, rock is theater. We just go through different eras of guilty admission about this.”In their words29 March 2010As quoted in "Amanda Palmer Freaks Out With Evelyn Evelyn" by Scott Thill in WIRED (29 March 2010)Read the whole statement

2007“It makes me very sad when I find out that people who never hear our music think that we are really about image and not about substance.”In their words18 July 2007As quoted in "Getting Real With Amanda Palmer" at AfterEllen (18 July 2007)Read the whole statement

“I'm bisexual, but it's not the sort of thing I spent a lot of time thinking about … I've slept with girls; I've slept with guys, so I guess that's what they call it!”In their words18 July 2007As quoted in "Getting Real With Amanda Palmer" at AfterEllen (18 July 2007)Read the whole statement

2004“I write a lot, but it's not all fantastic. There's plenty of terrible crap. We work on a few things at a time, let some things fall away, make changes.”In their wordsApril 2004Interview in Only Angels Have Wings (April 2004)Read the whole statement

“Interviewer Barb H: Your sound is quite refreshing, did it come naturally? AP: As natural as the day you were born, my love.”In their wordsApril 2004Interview in Only Angels Have Wings (April 2004)Read the whole statement

1976Born30 April 1976

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Palmer performing with the Dresden Dolls at Kings Arms Tavern in Auckland, New Zealand, September 2006

Palmer (left) as a member of Evelyn Evelyn, with Jason Webley

Palmer during her 2008 tour promoting Who Killed Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman (Vienna 2011)

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Amanda Palmer

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Rock needs theater, rock is theater. We just go through different eras of guilty admission about this.
Mar 29, 2010, As quoted in "Amanda Palmer Freaks Out With Evelyn Evelyn" by Scott Thill in WIRED (29 March 2010), Own words
It makes me very sad when I find out that people who never hear our music think that we are really about image and not about substance.
Jul 18, 2007, As quoted in "Getting Real With Amanda Palmer" at AfterEllen (18 July 2007), Own words
I'm bisexual, but it's not the sort of thing I spent a lot of time thinking about … I've slept with girls; I've slept with guys, so I guess that's what they call it!
Jul 18, 2007, As quoted in "Getting Real With Amanda Palmer" at AfterEllen (18 July 2007), Own words

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Amanda MacKinnon Palmer is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. She has gained a cult fanbase and was one of the first musical artists to popularize the use of crowdfunding websites.

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