Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer is an American singer, songwriter, and performance artist known for leading the Dresden Dolls and for her solo work. Born in New York City and raised in Lexington, Massachusetts, she studied theater at Wesleyan University and spent years performing as a living statue in public spaces. In 2000 she formed the Dresden Dolls with drummer Brian Viglione, and the duo recorded its debut album in 2002 before staging The Onion Cellar with the American Repertory Theater. Palmer began her solo career with the Boston Pops and in 2008 released Who Killed Amanda Palmer, produced by Ben Folds. She launched Evelyn Evelyn with Jason Webley in 2007, later starred as the Emcee in a 2010 production of Cabaret, and funded Theatre Is Evil through Kickstarter with thousands of backers. Her memoir The Art of Asking became a New York Times best seller, and in 2020 she started the podcast The Art of Asking Everything.