Amanda Palmer
Overview
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born April 30, 1976), sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls
. She has since started a solo career, and is also one half of the Evelyn Evelyn
duo.
Palmer was born in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington
, Massachusetts
. She attended Lexington High School
, where she was involved in the drama
department, and attended Wesleyan University
where she was a member of the Eclectic Society
.
The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...
. She has since started a solo career, and is also one half of the Evelyn Evelyn
Evelyn Evelyn
Evelyn Evelyn are a musical duo formed by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. According to the fictional backstory described by Palmer and Webley, the duo consists of conjoined twin sisters , Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, who were discovered in 2007 by Palmer and Webley...
duo.
Palmer was born in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. She attended Lexington High School
Lexington High School (Massachusetts)
Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
, where she was involved in the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
department, and attended Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
where she was a member of the Eclectic Society
Eclectic Society (Fraternity)
The Eclectic Society was originally a college fraternity at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and was one of older fraternal college organizations in the United States...
.
Quotations
A turn, a screw, a pull, a twist, the drug that makes you prettiest.
"June is Busting Out All Over" Live (Date unknown)
I'm not gonna live my life on one side of an ampersand.
"Ampersand" Live (2006)
you're rich, in loveyou're great bedyou'll see the worldyou'll knock 'em deadand all the thick books that you've readwill count for nothing in the end
"Straight" Live (2004)
BH: Your sound is quite refreshing, did it come naturally?AP: As natural as the day you were born, my love.
from Only Angels Have Wings (April 2004)