Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer makes piano-led songs, theatrical shows and books, both solo and with the Dresden Dolls, with fans helping fund her work through Patreon.
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Overview
- Based in
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, pianist, performer and author
- Band
- Co-founded the Dresden Dolls with Brian Viglione in 2000
- Breakout
- The Dresden Dolls’ theatrical punk cabaret
- Fan support
- Creating with Patreon support since 2015
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised mostly in Lexington, Massachusetts, Amanda studied experimental music at Wesleyan and graduated in 1998 with a degree in German Studies. Back in Cambridge, she busked as the Eight Foot Bride, a living statue in wedding clothes. She joined forces with drummer Brian Viglione in 2000 to form the Dresden Dolls.
Piano meets theatre.
The Dresden Dolls brought her songwriting to a wider audience through punk cabaret. Their 2003 debut credits her with piano, toy piano, vocals and all the songs. Solo records followed, including Who Killed Amanda Palmer in 2008 and Theatre Is Evil with the Grand Theft Orchestra in 2012. The fan-funded Theatre Is Evil debuted in the Billboard 200 top ten.
Making things with fans.
Her 2013 TED talk, The art of asking, connected street performance with the relationship between artists and audiences. The idea grew into her 2014 memoir, The Art of Asking. She began using Patreon in 2015; that community funded her 2019 album There Will Be No Intermission, produced by John Congleton. In 2026 she and Brian released a new recording of Yes, Virginia… and took the Dresden Dolls back on tour.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Yes, Virginia… (Tailor’s Version)Vocals, piano and MOOG Taurus bass pedals, with the Dresden Dolls
- 2019There Will Be No IntermissionVocals, piano, ukulele, organ and synths
- 2012Theatre Is EvilAmanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra
- 2008Who Killed Amanda PalmerSolo artist
- 2003The Dresden DollsPiano, toy piano, vocals and songwriting
Books and talks
- 2014The Art of AskingAuthor; foreword by Brené Brown
- 2013The art of askingTED2013 speaker
Awards
Quotes
Human beings aren’t built to be silent.Amanda Palmer, 2025 She Rocks Awards acceptance speech
From her published speech accepting the Vision Award, about women’s voices and the freedom to be heard.
Trivia
- She graduated from Wesleyan with a degree in German Studies in 1998.
- Her street-performance character was called the Eight Foot Bride.
- The Dresden Dolls’ debut credits her on toy piano as well as piano.
- Brené Brown wrote the foreword to The Art of Asking.
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