The art of asking | Amanda Palmer
Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines...
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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast(Breathes in)(Breathes out)So, I didn't always make my living from music.For about the five years after graduatingfrom an upstanding liberal arts university,this was my day job.(Laughter)I was a self-employed living statue called the Eight-Foot Bride,and I love telling people I did this for a job,because everybody always wants to know,who are these freaks in real life.(Laughter)Hello.I painted myself white one day, stood on a box,put a hat or a can at my feet,and when someone came by and dropped in money,I handed them a flower --and some intense eye contact.And if they didn't take the flower,I threw in a gesture of sadness and longing --as they walked away.(Laughter)So I had the most profound encounters...
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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast(Breathes in)(Breathes out)So, I didn't always make my living from music.For about the five years after graduatingfrom an upstanding liberal arts university,this was my day job.(Laughter)I was a self-employed living statue called the Eight-Foot Bride,and I love telling people I did this for a job,because everybody always wants to know,who are these freaks in real life.(Laughter)Hello.I painted myself white one day, stood on a box,put a hat or a can at my feet,and when someone came by and dropped in money,I handed them a flower --and some intense eye contact.And if they didn't take the flower,I threw in a gesture of sadness and longing --as they walked away.(Laughter)So I had the most profound encounters...
