Amanda Palmer is a goddess. Fact.

Ive been on an Amanda binge for the last few days.

I want to share one of my favourite songs with you, where Amanda sings about drinking wine, dressing like a pirate and finally doing the things she wants to…

“When I was 17 I was a blowjob queen
Picking up tips from the masters
I was so busy perfecting my art I was clueless to what they were after
Now I’m still a blowjob queen (far more selectively)
I don’t make love now to make people love me
But I don’t mind sharing my gift with the planet
We’re all gonna die and a blowjob’s fantastic”
…
“And if I’m forgotten
I’m perfectly happy with all that has happened
And I still get laughed at but it doesn’t bother me
I’m just so glad to hear laughter around me

And I’ve already spent too much time
Doing things I didn’t want to

So if I want to drink alone dressed like a pirate
Or look like a dyke
Or wear high heels and lipstick
Or hide in a convent
Or try to be mayor
Or marry a writer
Smoke crack and slash tires
Make jokes you don’t like
Or paint ducks and retire

You can bet your black ass that I’m going to”