Put your questions to Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer May 29th, 2009

Lesbilicious is interviewing Amanda Palmer soon, and we want to know what you want us to ask her!

Openly bisexual and a shameless exhibitionist, former Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer has never had any qualms about courting controversy.

Her lyrics cover everything from addiction to masturbation to self-injury, the video for her single ‘Oasis’ was banned from UK television channels for its playful references to rape and abortion, and after complaining about her record label’s attitude towards her stomach, thousands of fans started their own rebellyon, sending the record label hundreds of pictures of their stomachs in all shapes and sizes.

We’re interviewing Amanda in the next couple of weeks, so if you have anything you want to find out, now’s the time!

Write your questions in the comments box of this story by Friday 5th June, and if you’re lucky your question might be in our interview with her at the end of the month.

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  • can u ask her….

    does she get freaked out by how mental her fans get?? (I mean that in a good way… I think…)

    M-Ann ∼ May 28th, 2009 5:41 pm

  • This just crossed my mind:
    What the worst hair cut you’ve ever had?

    Mark Readhead ∼ May 28th, 2009 5:50 pm

  • I mean this not in a bad way at all, just out of my own curiosity…

    You are openly bisexual, but in all of your blogs/songs/relationships you’ve shared with your fans - it seems like you don’t really partake in full on relationships with women. So, the question is: Am I right or wrong? Can you share your thoughts on what it means for YOU to be bisexual?

    Love for AFP! You are rad.

    Banana ∼ May 28th, 2009 7:48 pm

  • Amanda, will you marry me?

    Oh goody, crazy fangirl mode on.

    Ines ∼ May 28th, 2009 10:23 pm

  • How do you think you would have ended up if you didn’t have the theatre program at your high school?

    I know I would be just…lost. And scared. It sounds corny, but you know what I mean, right?

    Chelsea ∼ May 29th, 2009 2:52 am

  • ‘amanda have you ever considered taking a holiday, in the same manner in which you go on tour, ie. relying on people’s generosity to house and feed you?’

    CourtneyFG ∼ May 29th, 2009 7:16 am

  • You write and sing about subjects that many people wouldn’t talk to their parents about privately; but you put yourself right out there for everyone to see - including your family. It’s hard for many people to break away from their fears of what their family would think of them if they were open about their ideas and beliefs. Is that something you can relate to, or does it all come naturally?

    k ∼ May 29th, 2009 9:59 am

  • 1) Obviously it’s difficult to be a smart and independent woman in the music industry, are there ever days or even moments when you wish that you were just a Jessica Simpson type who could smile and do what you were told to and still rake in the cash?

    2) Have you ever had a stalker? Or… have you ever been one?

    Faith Bosworth ∼ May 29th, 2009 10:22 am

  • A lot of the topics you cover in your songs, from rape to abortion to gender identity to sexuality, are topics that young feminists are actively grappling with whether through blogs, activism, education, or other means. You often address these issues in a tongue-in-cheek or sarcastic way (”Oasis,” “Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turner,” “Sex Changes,” etc.) I wonder if you consider yourself a feminist, and if you consider art to be a medium for change or more of an outlet to express anger about how things *don’t* change (especially for women and queer folks).

    Judith ∼ May 30th, 2009 5:40 pm

  • What’s one item of clothing you couldn’t be Amanda Palmer without?

    Patty M. ∼ June 1st, 2009 3:42 pm

  • Do you think gay and lesbian relationships have a better or worse chance of lasting than straight relationships?

    Emily ∼ June 3rd, 2009 5:23 am

  • If you had a time machine where or what period of time would you visit and why?

    KaH ∼ June 3rd, 2009 8:52 am

  • Do any records Brian puts out with World Inferno count towards the contract you have with Road Runner or only what you do because you are the primary song writer?

    KaH ∼ June 3rd, 2009 8:59 am

  • 1)I second Banana’s question about relationships w/ women and being bisexual!

    2) Amanda, what are your thoughts on nuclear energy?

    thanks.
    punk cabaret is freedom!!!

    isobel ∼ June 3rd, 2009 11:36 am

  • Will you ever, EVER play ‘colorblind’ live (either solo or with Brian)?

    If so can you please make sure it happens in Edinburgh?

    alaurazane ∼ June 3rd, 2009 10:20 pm

  • might I ask,
    What was your first lesbian experience?

    or

    what day did you officially stop shaving [besiding the eyebrows]?

    and have you shaved or something of a similar nature since?

    what’s your personal opinion of
    being feminine and feminism?

    and finding the line in between them?

    and her own personal thoughts on beauty?

    …how should I tell my strict Jehovah Witness Family that I’m Gay?

    …okay I’m done or else I’m never going to stop!

    schizo-chan ∼ June 6th, 2009 10:00 pm

  • Ok thanks everyone for the questions, we’re now closing the comments on this. Check back in a little while to read the interview!

    admin ∼ June 6th, 2009 10:11 pm