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The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Amanda Palmer
4.1 AVERAGE
1.03k reviews for:
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Amanda Palmer
4.1 AVERAGE
3.5 ihvertfall. Brukte så lang tid på lydboken, mistenker det er mest meg, men ikke bare. Litt sentimental og amerikansk for meg innimellom, men absolutt tankevekkende.
- I faced a bewildering and bottomless chasm between what I wanted to become - a "Real Artist" - and how one actually, well..."becomed" it. -
- It was essential to feel thankful for the few who stopped to watch or listen, instead of wasting energy on resenting the majority who passed me by. -
"What's that terrifyin' sound?" asks the friend.
"Its my dog," said the farmer. "He's sittin' on a nail."
"Why doesn't he just sit up and get off it?" asks the friend.
The farmer deliberates on this and replies: "Doesn't hurt enough yet."
- Asking is an act of intimacy and trust. Begging is a function of fear, desperation or weakness. Those who must beg "demand" our help; those who ask have faith in our capacity for love and in our desire to share with one another. -
- I realize now that I felt chronically guilty about having chosen to be an artist. I didn't understanding this at the time; I just felt a consistent kind of inward torture, pulled towards a life in art while simultaneously feeling foolish for having made that choice. -
- ...be perfectly Tetris'd...-
-- Effective crowdfunding is not about relying on the kindness of strangers, it's about relying on the kindness of your crowd. There's a difference. -
- It was essential to feel thankful for the few who stopped to watch or listen, instead of wasting energy on resenting the majority who passed me by. -
"What's that terrifyin' sound?" asks the friend.
"Its my dog," said the farmer. "He's sittin' on a nail."
"Why doesn't he just sit up and get off it?" asks the friend.
The farmer deliberates on this and replies: "Doesn't hurt enough yet."
- Asking is an act of intimacy and trust. Begging is a function of fear, desperation or weakness. Those who must beg "demand" our help; those who ask have faith in our capacity for love and in our desire to share with one another. -
- I realize now that I felt chronically guilty about having chosen to be an artist. I didn't understanding this at the time; I just felt a consistent kind of inward torture, pulled towards a life in art while simultaneously feeling foolish for having made that choice. -
- ...be perfectly Tetris'd...-
-- Effective crowdfunding is not about relying on the kindness of strangers, it's about relying on the kindness of your crowd. There's a difference. -
Coming into this book, I was only vaguely aware of who Amanda Palmer and the Dresden Dolls. A friend had recommended that I watch her TED talk and read her book. After sitting in my goodreads queue for a couple months, I finally took up the task of reading it and am extremely happy that I did.
Amanda starts by talking about being a street performer, silently handing out flowers, all the while trying to connect with the people she interacts with. She continues to present day as lead singer of the Dresden Dolls all the while telling of her struggles asking for help and being busted by "The Fraud Police". She sweats her insecurities, anger, doubt, heartbreak on us as if we're attending one of her live performances. While the book is titled "The Art of Asking", the book is really about vulnerability, which is what held my attention the whole way through.
It's refreshing to have a (non-mainstream) artist convey insecurities and vulnerabilities that are quite similar to the ones I experience myself. The book is very humanizing and down to earth in that respect. While parts of the book are a bit campy, I mostly feel like it's Amanda's personality shining through. And while I'm not a huge fan of her punk, cabaret style of music, her lyrics are quite amazing and leap off the page like beat poetry. A great debut from this very interesting artist. She has something very important to teach us all....
Amanda starts by talking about being a street performer, silently handing out flowers, all the while trying to connect with the people she interacts with. She continues to present day as lead singer of the Dresden Dolls all the while telling of her struggles asking for help and being busted by "The Fraud Police". She sweats her insecurities, anger, doubt, heartbreak on us as if we're attending one of her live performances. While the book is titled "The Art of Asking", the book is really about vulnerability, which is what held my attention the whole way through.
It's refreshing to have a (non-mainstream) artist convey insecurities and vulnerabilities that are quite similar to the ones I experience myself. The book is very humanizing and down to earth in that respect. While parts of the book are a bit campy, I mostly feel like it's Amanda's personality shining through. And while I'm not a huge fan of her punk, cabaret style of music, her lyrics are quite amazing and leap off the page like beat poetry. A great debut from this very interesting artist. She has something very important to teach us all....
Loved this. I've been following AFP for many years, so it was great to peek behind the translucent curtain to see what was going on behind the scenes. It made me appreciate her (and Neil) that much more.
I loved this. It's a beautiful, beautiful book that I found inspiring, heart-breaking, intimidating, uplifting, depressing and hopeful, and a lot of other adjectives, as well.
Truly just highly fucking recommended, especially if you have no idea who this person is. If you don't, you need to find out.
Truly just highly fucking recommended, especially if you have no idea who this person is. If you don't, you need to find out.
Excellent book about a little talked about subject: asking. Amanda really delivers a blend of wisdom and personal stories without seeming arrogant that at times makes you laugh and others makes you cry. PS: the audio book is amazing.
Though I chose not to complete Palmer's audiobook I still felt I got everything out of it that I needed.
50% of the way through I feel I understood her message, her voice, and her life, however circling back and back and back to the details of said message, voice, and life were growing slightly tedious. Her voice was incredibly soothing, however, as gentle as her music is aggressive, each demanding to be heard in their own undeniable ways. If you're interested in giving The Art of Asking a go I highly recommend this audiobook.
That being said...
The moral of the story is this: Palmer's TED talk, which inspired me to listen to the audio narration of her memoir, is really all you need. No encore could top it.
50% of the way through I feel I understood her message, her voice, and her life, however circling back and back and back to the details of said message, voice, and life were growing slightly tedious. Her voice was incredibly soothing, however, as gentle as her music is aggressive, each demanding to be heard in their own undeniable ways. If you're interested in giving The Art of Asking a go I highly recommend this audiobook.
That being said...
The moral of the story is this: Palmer's TED talk, which inspired me to listen to the audio narration of her memoir, is really all you need. No encore could top it.
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I read this book on the endorsement of two friends whose taste I admire. I had a passing knowledge of Ms Palmer but didn't really know what I was getting into. What I didn't expect was that this book would make me a kinder person. I am so much more aware of helping people and letting people help me and I'm looking forward to taking the donuts.
Remarkable insight from a wonderful woman with splendidly unique experiences.