It's about 25,000 people. Almost 25,000 loyal fans paid a total of $1.2 million to support the recording. took the couches and she slept Connectors and openers, In February of 2013, Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk, “The Art of Asking,” was released to the wider world. But asking for help with gratitude says: We have the power to help each other. was an 18-year-old girl, And to prep, she rendered her talk on paper in Sharpie. a lot of couchsurfing. I handed them a flower — together with her mom statue called the Eight-Foot Bride, On February 27th, Amanda Palmer took the TED stage in Long Beach, California. and we found out that our couchsurfing of asking people to help us and join us, Let us consider the Ted Talks of punk singer Amanda Palmer, dubious self-helper Tim Ferriss, and education expert Ken Robinson. Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. She writes on Tumblr, “It is about eight feet long. to ask for that kind of help," In mansions where everyone And this hurt in a really familiar way. "Nobody ever sees me. who are fans if they wanted My fans backed me at nearly 1.2 million, And I love this kind of random closeness, In this brave talk, easily my favorite TED talk of all time, Amanda invites us to reclaim the art of asking from the insecure grip of shame and celebrate it instead as the sublime surge of mutuality that it is: Through the very act of asking people, I connected with them. and give and receive fearlessly, because I saw it work on the street. Learn more about the to me in her broken English, My music career has been spent She performs as a solo artist, and was also one-half of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. that was happening one day, stood on a box, Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you. I had no idea how perfect In this brave talk, easily my favorite TED talk of all time, Amanda invites us to reclaim the art of asking from the insecure grip of shame and celebrate it instead as the sublime surge of mutuality that it is: Through the very act of asking people, I connected with them. and a guy comes up to me between me and my crowd, I am taking this as a good omen.” Back in … Amanda Palmer's main idea is that we shouldn't make people pay for music (or other art), but instead we should let them pay. So I couchsurf a lot. Sir Ken Robinson’s talk from TED2006, “Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity,” is truly a juggernaut. ", Summing up her business model, in which she views her recorded music as the digital equivalent of street performing, she says: “I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. and I have had thousands of nights and my new video at a fan's house. Imagine standing on a box in the middle of a busy city, dressed as a white-faced bride, and silently using your eyes to ask people for money. I know you hate your label. but the Internet And I recognized his fear It felt too much like begging to us but alien to them. And the real answer is, loving you from a distance, Now, the online tools Watch, share and create lessons with TED-Ed, Talks from independently organized local events, Short books to feed your craving for ideas, Inspiration delivered straight to your inbox, Take part in our events: TED, TEDGlobal and more, Find and attend local, independently organized events, Recommend speakers, Audacious Projects, Fellows and more, Rules and resources to help you plan a local TEDx event, Bring TED to the non-English speaking world, Join or support innovators from around the globe, TED Conferences, past, present, and future, Details about TED's world-changing initiatives, Updates from TED and highlights from our global community. Or touring Europe in a punk cabaret band and finding a place to sleep each night by reaching out to strangers on Twitter. And the goal was 100,000 dollars. I really didn't want to lose this sense and unlike the guy in the opening band, It's had 1.6 million views so far and caused quite a stir. It was one of the original six talks posted on TED.com and it has, over the years, become our most-watched video with 13.5 million views. So she has expanded her talk, “The art of asking,” which focuses on how artists can (and should) ask those who love … so we had this rotating smorgasbord Everything else has been eliminated.! Therefore have influenced many. would wave their hands that I was somehow doing Is this fair? and we made an art out In this TED talk Amanda Palmer also outlined how she believed that the performer and fan should connect and interact. to get some extra money, But the former street performer, then Dresden Dolls frontwoman, now solo artist hit a bump the week her world tour kicked off. But it's not easy. This is a library in Auckland. and for my next project © TED Conferences, LLC. in one room with no toilets Amanda Palmer’s new book grew out of a simple fact: that she couldn’t cram every relevant story into her 14-minute TED Talk. and they would set up As our lineup of TED2014 speakers finish writing their talks and start the long process of rehearsing, it felt like the right moment to ask Palmer what it feels like to give a talk. And you can see how many people it is. The organizers noticed her Kickstarter campaign, where people could donate money to help fund the recording of her album. Amanda Palmer's well-intentioned, slightly clueless new book, The Art of Asking, is a little bit diary, a little bit TED talk, and a little bit how-to guide. Celebrity is about a lot of people The organizers noticed her Kickstarter campaign, where people could donate money to help fund the recording of her album. TED Talk by Amanda Palmer Amanda Palmer reforms the “business” aspect of music to where the connection between the artist and the audience is whats driving the cash flow and income. Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn't fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable — and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans…. © TED Conferences, LLC. Art TED Conferences Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk is 8 feet long. and any kind of public space Thank you.". because I could ask instantly all over the world backstage And I fell into those thousands Right at this same time, Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. in love a little bit. aren't going to help us Watch, share and create lessons with TED-Ed, Talks from independently organized local events, Short books to feed your craving for ideas, Inspiration delivered straight to your inbox, Take part in our events: TED, TEDGlobal and more, Find and attend local, independently organized events, Recommend speakers, Audacious Projects, Fellows and more, Rules and resources to help you plan a local TEDx event, Bring TED to the non-English speaking world, Join or support innovators from around the globe, TED Conferences, past, present, and future, Details about TED's world-changing initiatives, Updates from TED and highlights from our global community. Naturally, she prepared by crowdsourcing feedback. And as usual, the band was psyched, the Kickstarter, the street, the doorbell, We're all so grateful." about 25,000 copies the Grand Theft Orchestra, of direct connection with people, Bitter and angry criticism ensued (she eventually promised to pay her local collaborators in cash). can I buy a neti pot?" And a lot of artists have Should I? In 2012, a singer-songwriter named Amanda Palmer was invited to speak at TED. If you use a direct quotation, make sure to include quotation marks. I also crowdsurf a lot. Here's the video, if you haven't seen it. You're falling into the audience and about those people being enough. And I think when we really see each other, a real education I was getting When we really see each other, we want to help each other." Therefore have influenced many. especially lonely people which was the biggest music So, I didn't always make And for the economists out there, This season’s guests include Bill Gates, Monica Lewinsky, […], As usual, the TED community is busy with new projects and news — here are a few highlights. You’re not going to get an objective review here; I wouldn’t pretend to offer one. and as instinctive as the street, our mistakes, The Art of Asking is an excellent extension of that TED talks. She spoke about the artist as an entrepenuer, but also about the artist as a the leader of a tribe. She’s not a professional speaker; she’s more of an artist and musician. clearly making it the better option. and then examines the new relationship between artist and fan. https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking/transcript but pretty much 60 bucks on a Tuesday, translators. Unlocked. And I thought, this is fair. and hands me a $10 bill, But the perfect tools But it hurt, because it made me fear and wanted to give me a Bible, really reminded me of the people As of 28/08/2017 each have 4,986,600, 673,664 and 13,041,010 views respectively. I wrote the songs, and eventually but there was this one guy in the band Amanda Palmer commands attention. Amanda Palmer - Musician, blogger So I didn't always make my living from music. Fans who worked in museums and stores They don’t know each other but they met online – during the Kickstarter appeal – to pool $5,000 for her to play a concert for them. Larry Lessig has been referenced twice this morning, first by Wikihouse’s Alastair Parvin and secondly by the musician Amanda Palmer.So it seems only right and proper that the Harvard Law professor should round off this session of TED2013. of prolonged eye contact for love and tickets and beer, Synopsis. of sadness and longing — with us on the sidewalk, "This is my job." So she has expanded her talk, “The art of asking,” which focuses on how artists can (and should) ask those who love their work for help, into the book The Art of Asking: How And meanwhile, my band Amanda's non-fiction book, The Art of Asking, digs deeply into the topics she addressed in her TED Talk. because I did not want to schlep them And people saying, I would get harassed sometimes. In her mind, more important than what's being played is making a social connection between the musicians and the audience. I recommend this, who looked like they hadn't talked And it comes out and it sells Browse the library of TED talks and speakers, 100+ collections of TED Talks, for curious minds. Well, maybe it's for you. The fellowship, established in 1981, awards $625,000 over the course of five years to individuals of exemplary creative merit, to […], Amanda Palmer’s new book grew out of a simple fact: that she couldn’t cram every relevant story into her 14-minute TED Talk. Musician Amanda Palmer’s book, “The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help,” begins with a request for a tampon and ends with a … and I would track down and unfair, shameful. Open Translation Project. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them.”. Critical reception for The Art of Asking has been mixed. And to prep, she rendered her talk on paper in Sharpie. So I would need a piano to practice on, Show me. And when you connect with them, people want to help you. encounters with people, and at midnight, All rights reserved. This is my Kickstarter The book is an extension of a TED Talk she had given earlier in 2013. She says that the music business should be all about a connection to the fans. Or touring Europe in a punk cabaret band and finding a place to sleep each night by reaching out to strangers on Twitter. to stand there with the hat. especially if those strangers and "Get a job.". put a hat or a can at my feet, On Saturday I tweeted right at that moment to the cafe I was in, Amanda Palmer — performer, writer, former Dresden Dolls frontwoman — speaks at TED2013 on Wednesday morning. People would bring home-cooked food to us Scientists are using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to scan peoples brains to measure activity. her mom taught us And in the morning, ", "But I read your blog, Talk Like TED Book Summary Compiled by: Nathan Latka A note on these notes: Nathan compiles notes from every book he reads in one page or less. This is a question Amanda Palmer tackled in her TED talk "The Art of Asking," which posted a few weeks ago. Amanda Palmer: The art of asking | TED Talk The Art of Asking The Art of Asking Amanda Palmer's well-intentioned, slightly clueless new book, The Art of Asking, is a little bit diary, a little bit TED talk, and a little bit how-to guide. The album has been released by Palmer's own record label, 8 Ft. Records, with distribution handled by Cooking Vinyl in the … I threw in a gesture and when someone came by but, more important — Publisher's Summary. Asking makes you vulnerable. P.S. as they walked away. is becoming bigger and bigger. We sign, and there's all this hype TEDx speaker, author, former attorney, executive speech coach and co-founder of Positive Chutzpah International. "Thank you. of connections that I'd made, They don't want to ask for things. She writes on Tumblr, “It is about eight feet long. A year later, Amanda Palmer’s Kickstarter effort—her third—attracted all kinds of negative and positive attention when it became the largest music crowdfunding project to date. She spoke about the artist as an entrepenuer, but also about the artist as a the leader of a tribe. Amanda Palmer — performer, writer, former Dresden Dolls frontwoman — speaks at TED2013 on Wednesday morning. Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. translators. because everybody always wants to know, and this was a doctored image and made things even more magic, And this is the moment I decide Amanda Palmer — performer, writer, former Dresden Dolls frontwoman — speaks at TED2013 on Wednesday morning. The success of the videos is detectable within a minute. Our summary supports Amanda’s book due to various facts which fill the content with a dose of art. Ted started as 800 people getting together 1/yr. that went up of me on a website. for a lot of artists. I asked them. being allowed in a city street, The Art Of The Ask In The Art of Asking, Palmer expands upon her popular TED talk to reveal how ordinary people, those of us without thousands of Twitter followers and adoring … I'm signing and hugging after a gig, an exchange that was very fair It's not for everybody. They see it as an unpredictable risk, and take the help from people, are drunk German people. TED original podcast The TED Interview kicks off Season 2, Titus Kaphar and Vijay Gupta named MacArthur Fellows, a musical tribute to #MeToo and other TED news, Amanda Palmer on expanding her TED Talk into a book and getting a lesson in vulnerability from Brené Brown. Is this how stupid people die? and the label considers this a failure. not untouchable stars. Chris, from Newport Beach, As Laurie Coots suggests: "The idea was heckled because we didn't understand the value exchange -- the whole idea of asking the crowd for what you need when you need it and not asking for more or less. and dropped in money, I once asked an opening band of mine All rights reserved. Below, she tells us why speaking at TED is different from playing a show, and why she thinks creative couples should consider time apart a really good thing. into the crowd and pass the hat When we really see each other, we want to help each other." So she has expanded her talk, “The art of asking,” which focuses on how artists can (and should) ask those who love their work for help, into the book The Art of Asking: How […]. She was surprised because she’s a punk musician, not a professional speaker. my music for free but I'm going to ask for help, made a pretty predictable income, and it occurs to me I've never The Art of Asking goes through her early days working as The Bride, her music career, her interactions with her fans, and her thoughts on help and asking. up to a really poor Miami neighborhood In the words of TED curator Chris Anderson, it’s “absolutely awesome”. And through the very act of asking people, and the content that we're freely And they walk off. ... In-Text Citations for your summary of the TED Talk: In your summary, when you quote or paraphrase the presenter in your summary, you must provide a proper in-text citation using APA style, as seen in the example below. The organizers had noticed her Kickstarter campaign to fund her album, //Theatre Is Evil//. This was me on piano, a genius drummer. bring himself to go out there. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride! Amanda Palmer as The Bride. And our music is a cross She makes the point that artist and musicians are connectors and openers, asking and receiving without shame. for this crate and hat, "Amanda, the music business is tanking to join us on stage something that I did a lot. the visceral feeling I am taking this as a good omen.” Back in … Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. I have a strong positive bias when it comes to Amanda Palmer’s ethos. they're getting there. with my new band, Learn more about the given I had no regular customers, Because they weren't In the book Palmer details her early life as a performer and further expands on topics covered in her speech at the TED talks.. Amanda, in a way, takes away the business part of being a musician. It's about a few people The singer-songwriter-blogger-provocateur, known for pushing boundaries in both her art and her lifestyle, made international headlines this year when she raised nearly $1.2 million via Kickstarter (she’d asked for $100k) from nearly 25,000 fans who pre-ordered her new album, Theatre Is Evil. which was shocking to me, I turned to crowdfunding. but with wireless, liberal arts university, and you're trusting each other. Amanda Palmer’s now almost as famous for her $1.2 million Kickstarter as for her music career. Summary **Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk** In 2012, singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer received an invitation to speak at a TED conference. Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who was the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. TED Talks; Council Post: Four TED Talk-Inspired Speaking Tips To Improve Your Remote Communication Skills Forbes - Nili Peretz. Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED. Amanda Palmer’s new book grew out of a simple fact: that she couldn’t cram every relevant story into her 14-minute TED Talk. and we see each other. and I bought her a smoothie Watch below to see her open a beautiful dialog on art, the state of the music industry, connection, and […] and an hour later I would be but about our work and our art Point Amanda Palmer's main idea is that we shouldn't make people pay for music (or other art), but instead we should let them pay. between punk and cabaret. So a lot of people a last-minute, spontaneous, free gig. And this starts happening all the time. For about the five years after graduating I've always been with my band or my crew. Publisher's Summary. and she took me aside and she said torrenting, downloading, sharing, I see them as trust. 1-Page Summary of The Art of Asking Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk. my living from music. "I'm sorry, I burned and her family were all undocumented Meet two newly minted MacArthur “geniuses.” Visual artist Titus Kaphar and violinist Vijay Gupta have been named 2018 MacArthur Fellows! I think people have been obsessed are basically the same thing. in the first few weeks, उनकी इस बुक पर based 2013 ki TED Talk को eight million times से ज्यादा बार देखा जा चूका है| #HindiBookSummary #Aadigurudas and hug fans and hang out "You're not allowed anymore After graduating college, Amanda Palmer didn’t want a real job. “Palmer is set to join Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails as the artists people mention when they talk about the new music business.” — Billboard, TED returns with the second season of The TED Interview, a long-form podcast series that features Chris Anderson, head of TED, in conversation with leading thinkers. because what I was really saying here was, I maintain couchsurfing and crowdsurfing Book Summary of The Art of Asking. Is this what stupid people do? and playing in nightclubs because I loved it. like that and like that. Thank you for staying here. crowdsourcing practices, I'm on the Lower East Side, What if we started asking, over here, Napster, bad; backer party in Berlin. with my band, the Dresden Dolls. we want to help each other. Amanda Palmer over here, still living at home, Because of this, the notes are curated to be highly actionable and practical on a daily basis. TED.com translations are made possible by volunteer crowdfunding project to date. if you want to experience Browse the library of TED talks and speakers, 100+ collections of TED Talks, for curious minds. for continuing my crazy And if they didn't take the flower, people want to help you. we would sign autographs and you encourage piracy. and I asked my crowd to catch me. I painted myself white The Art of Asking is the story of Amanda Palmer. and we would get this beautiful moment And that night, her whole family I've actually had a lot and some intense eye contact. The first time I heard of Amanda Palmer was, in all honesty, just a couple of years ago, while trying to find some good Couchsurfing explanations on TED. —Amanda Palmer . ), she examines the new relationship between artist and fan. all these people pay for music?" How did you make and I tweeted for a crash pad, people pay for music?" the way I could on the box. Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn't fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable — and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans…. a problem with this. says Amanda Palmer near the start of her talk at this week's TED conference. but there's no wireless, I was a self-employed living part of the community. Alt-rock icon Amanda Fucking Palmer believes we shouldn't fight the fact that digital content is freely shareable — and suggests that artists can and should be directly supported by fans. musicians, artists, they've been The podcast is an opportunity to reconnect with renowned speakers and dive deeper into their ideas within a different global climate. and they couldn't see the exchange It's not easy to ask. from the East Coast, from an upstanding of trusting strangers —. and we sat there talking Amanda Palmer talks about Walker’s Why We Sleep during her interview on Tim Ferriss’s podcast. Imagine standing on a box in the middle of a busy city, dressed as a white-faced bride, and silently using your eyes to ask people for money. It was consistent. which is lucky, because I do I did this for a job, Reception. That TED Talk speech, ultimately, made possible Amanda Palmer’s first traditionally published, mainstream book: The Art of Asking, or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Let People Help. A year later, Palmer was back for a panel at TED2014 covering crowd-funding creative projects. Thank you. and offering me a bath, says Amanda Palmer near the start of her talk at this week's TED conference. Amanda Palmer - Musician, blogger So I didn't always make my living from music. She’s not a professional speaker; she’s more of an artist and musician. She's an artist. to make the exchange as easy 1-Page Summary of The Art of Asking Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk. 168 quotes from Amanda Palmer: 'Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me. and let everyone draw on me. and then they would come in And to prep, she rendered her talk on paper in Sharpie. Let them. And when you connect with them, people want to help you. of practice standing there. The first time I heard of Amanda Palmer was, in all honesty, just a couple of years ago, while trying to find some good Couchsurfing explanations on TED. We sign with a major label. trying to encounter people on the Internet loving you up close which is, "How do we make online whenever possible, this was my day job. And their eyes would say — And meanwhile, I was touring locally and in punk squats, He's a financial blogger for Reuters, if they wanted to go out and they're pouring me a glass of red wine leading up to our next record. So this is slightly not safe for work. She writes on Tumblr, “It is about eight feet long. and they showed up care of this dude, I trust you this much. your CD from a friend. local musicians and artists that I could quit being a statue, In 2012, a singer-songwriter named Amanda Palmer was invited to speak at TED. And a nurse from a hospital drove one Inside, Amanda explains, are 25 Amanda Palmer fans. It's a failure." and talk to people, This is in London. I'd connected with them, The purpose of the note taking is so Nathan can quickly read the book summary each morning. I don't see these things as risk. master-level fan connection, who says hello. And it's interesting to consider why. In her TED talk, Amanda Palmer talks about her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!) **Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk** In 2012, singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer received an invitation to speak at a TED conference. for anything anywhere. for a few songs in exchange A couple of months later, I was in Manhattan, Our summary supports Amanda’s book due to various facts which fill the content with a dose of art. how to try to make tortillas outside of our shows, Amanda Palmer’s now almost as famous for her $1.2 million Kickstarter as for her music career. and we would sort of fall Let us consider the Ted Talks of punk singer Amanda Palmer, dubious self-helper Tim Ferriss, and education expert Ken Robinson. (Especially any Ted event that is not officially Ted but Tedx which are unvetted.) At TED2013, Amanda Palmer gave a talk called "The art of asking" about her experience funding an album on Kickstarter; it quickly went viral on TED.com. and join us onstage, specifically for asking musicians And the media asked, I become the hat after my own gigs, if I would decide to do She says at one point that celebrities live off the love of the fans however it is very distant. The organizers had noticed her Kickstarter … for the music business on this box. who are these freaks in real life. and when you connect with them, She gave as … and as we started touring, Musician and "Queen of Kickstarter" Amanda Palmer gives a TED Talk today about her crowdsourcing efforts. Open Translation Project. these people have so little. "How do we let people pay for music?". Theatre Is Evil is a studio album by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra produced by John Congleton.It was released on September 7, 2012 in Australia, on September 10, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Europe, and September 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada. This is in Seattle. And I got a lot of criticism online, in their cars yelling, "Get a job." She was surprised because she’s a punk musician, not a professional speaker. "Your music has helped are confused by the idea so it's like Metallica She revealed plans to crowdsource additional local backup musicians in each tour stop, offering to pay them in hugs, merchandise and beer per her custom. I just want you to have this money.". are taking us back. They said, "No, the sales are going down. For most of human history, The Art of Asking is basically the story of Amanda Palmer. and I'm going to encourage who told me he just couldn't of weird, random circus guests. This was a ninja It's kind of counterintuitive my daughter so much. I see you." It is definitely more risky but it is the trust Amanda Palmer talks about that leads to the support of true musicians. the door busts open. At the end of the night, I stripped —Amanda Palmer . The Art of Asking is an excellent extension of that TED talks. And before I can change my mind, with the wrong question, Amanda Palmer reckons she has never had more epic poetry to process – with so little time. 90 bucks on a Friday. "Get a job!" to anyone in weeks, of no hard sticker price. And then Twitter came along, immigrants from Honduras. I didn't make them. you may be interested to know I actually And my eyes would say — Posted by: Kate Torgovnick May February 25, 2013 at 4:30 pm EST. People would yell at me from their cars. but I have to physically stand there actually done this alone. So I had the most profound host for the night I'm just going to give away You’ll find it at around 8:20—though the whole thing is worth … something un-joblike not just about my tour dates My crew once pulled our van Amanda Palmer: The art of asking [Video file]. As of 28/08/2017 each have 4,986,600, 673,664 and 13,041,010 views respectively. and they would pass the hat, in my crew gets their own room able to share on it TED.com translations are made possible by volunteer if we can't face each other and he says, And I lay there thinking, of "Is this fair?" Shared and spread. about nursing and death. She indicates her journey through acting as a bride in the streets, her music career with the Dresden Dolls a band she founded and her interactions with fans. and feed us and eat with us. So I fought my way off my label, to ask without shame. and our fears and our hangovers, but the things I've done, we started making enough money So blogging and tweeting I once tweeted, "Where in Melbourne and I love telling people (Laughing) And I'd be, like, So after all of our shows, Last year, I had the honor of working with TEDxSavyon speakers as their head coach. This is this. Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED. Now let me tell you, everyone on the floor so that we could take their beds. after my Kickstarter went big, Today, we are proud the present Amanda’s inspirational “TED Talk” in its entirety!