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To begin, I’ll admit I’m not an Amanda Palmer fan. I’m a huge Neil Gaiman fan, and knowing that he’s married to her made me wonder about Palmer. I mean, if you’re married to a guy like Neil Gaiman I’ve heard some of Amanda’s songs, and liked them. I may even go to one of her concerts in the opportunity arises, but I won’t be desperate for tickets.
Having said that, what caught my attention to this book was its subtitle: “How I learned to stop worrying and let people help.” I’m a worrier and I’m really bad at asking for help. Like… I might be drowning and I won’t ask for help. Or you can ask my senior thesis guide. He barely saw my work before I turned up the final version.
Palmer’s promise sounded good.
I can’t help but admiring Palmer and her world view. I really wished I shared her positivity about the world and the people in it. It’s incredible that she’s able to see it in such a pretty sight. Maybe it’s because she chose not to share the bad parts, or very little of them (there are a few awkward moments, but she seems to take them all in her stride, which earns her bonus points). She’s able to see the good in everyone, which maybe is an answer to her positive attitude.
I’m aware of a lot of her problematic attitudes. I’ll not defend her about that, but I’ll say that she’s human and has the right to make mistakes. She should ask for forgiveness after that, which is something I don’t really see here. Especially about the issue with the musicians in her tour.
On the other hand, I really liked her stance about art and artists (check her TEDtalk!). She says artists should be paid for their work. So that’s why the issue with the musicians in her tour, because she invited them on stage and didn’t pay them. Yes, it sounds a little hypocritical on her side, considering how she states that artists have the right to be paid for their hard work. She did end up paying them, though. So, I won’t hold it against her.
Anyway, I enjoyed this book a lot. She’s a good writer and the story she tells is important and we need to hear it. We are so often hearing that Art is irrelevant and how artists are basically lazy people who don’t do anything. But it is important. It is food for the soul; it speaks to us in a level that nothing else can reach. And Amanda Palmer makes her point really clear: WE NEED ART. And artists need living, so it follows that we must pay them. And I like that Amanda doesn’t limit it to mainstream “art industry”. She supports torrenting, downloading, and so on. And she’s into direct communication between artists and fans, which is really cool. I’d say everyone should give it a read, even if it’s just to see her ideas on the topic.
Having said that, what caught my attention to this book was its subtitle: “How I learned to stop worrying and let people help.” I’m a worrier and I’m really bad at asking for help. Like… I might be drowning and I won’t ask for help. Or you can ask my senior thesis guide. He barely saw my work before I turned up the final version.
Palmer’s promise sounded good.
I can’t help but admiring Palmer and her world view. I really wished I shared her positivity about the world and the people in it. It’s incredible that she’s able to see it in such a pretty sight. Maybe it’s because she chose not to share the bad parts, or very little of them (there are a few awkward moments, but she seems to take them all in her stride, which earns her bonus points). She’s able to see the good in everyone, which maybe is an answer to her positive attitude.
I’m aware of a lot of her problematic attitudes. I’ll not defend her about that, but I’ll say that she’s human and has the right to make mistakes. She should ask for forgiveness after that, which is something I don’t really see here. Especially about the issue with the musicians in her tour.
On the other hand, I really liked her stance about art and artists (check her TEDtalk!). She says artists should be paid for their work. So that’s why the issue with the musicians in her tour, because she invited them on stage and didn’t pay them. Yes, it sounds a little hypocritical on her side, considering how she states that artists have the right to be paid for their hard work. She did end up paying them, though. So, I won’t hold it against her.
Anyway, I enjoyed this book a lot. She’s a good writer and the story she tells is important and we need to hear it. We are so often hearing that Art is irrelevant and how artists are basically lazy people who don’t do anything. But it is important. It is food for the soul; it speaks to us in a level that nothing else can reach. And Amanda Palmer makes her point really clear: WE NEED ART. And artists need living, so it follows that we must pay them. And I like that Amanda doesn’t limit it to mainstream “art industry”. She supports torrenting, downloading, and so on. And she’s into direct communication between artists and fans, which is really cool. I’d say everyone should give it a read, even if it’s just to see her ideas on the topic.