Musician Amanda Palmer, whose Kickstarter project for an all-singing, all-dancing tour plus album plus art book plus videos extravaganza is heading for the $1,000,000 mark, explains where all the money is likely to go, and how much she’ll make, and what she sees as the future of things. It’s a really good look at the economics of a “deluxe” self-funded entertainment product. One thing I think she’s missing from this is the extent to which all this stuff is more expensive and time-consuming when you’re doing it for the first time, and the likelihood that her next project will be a lot simpler/more streamlined when she’s only inventing one or two new things, rather than the whole shebang.
in no fucking case scenario do i get a check for $1,000,000 and laugh my way to the bank, then book a private jet to ibiza where a limo filled with hookers and blow will be waiting to escort me to a slamming nightclub called “la uno percento” where i then spend my time contemplating my handsome nose job in the darkened mirrored bathrooms (probably weeping).
and you know what else? if i wind up truly loaded someday, it means i’ll probably buy an abandoned church somewhere and turn it into a free 24-hour circus brunch bar for everybody. cross your fucking fingers. we’ll all win.
stay tuned.
this is just the beginning.
we’re all investing, dollar by dollar, pledge by pledge.
investing not just in the future of my little record and band, but in an idea whose time has come.
and this is a good thing.
LOVE,
afp
WHERE ALL THIS KICKSTARTER MONEY IS GOING, by amanda fucking palmer