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（吸氣、吐氣）

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我唔係一直都靠音樂維生

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我喺一間傑出文科大學畢業之後

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大約有五年時間

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我日頭嘅工作係咁（笑聲）

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我曾經係一個扮「八呎新娘」
活雕像嘅自僱人士

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我鍾意同人講我做呢份工

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因為每個人都想知道
演員現實生活到底係咩

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（笑聲）哈囉！

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我有一日將自己塗白，企喺一個箱度

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喺腳邊放一頂帽定一個罐

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當有人走近，抌錢落去
我就會遞上一朵花

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然後同佢哋有熱切嘅眼神交流

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如果佢哋唔收咗朵花

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我就會喺佢哋慢慢走遠嘅時候

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露出悲傷同埋渴望嘅表情

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（笑聲）

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可以話，我同人有著最深層嘅接觸

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尤其同嗰啲睇起嚟
好似幾個星期都冇同過人傾偈嘅人

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我同人喺城市街道上面
有著漫長而美妙嘅眼神交流

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我哋感覺好似有啲鍾意對方

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我嘅眼睛會話︰
「多謝，我睇到你嘞。」

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而佢哋嘅眼睛就會話︰
「從來冇人睇到我，多謝你。」

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有時候我會被騷擾

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有啲司機會對我大喊話「搵工啦！」

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（笑聲）

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我嘅反應係︰「呢份就係我嘅工。」

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但係呢件事令我好傷心

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我反問自己我做嘅嘢
係咪唔似職業

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唔正當、唔光采

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我之前唔知道
企喺呢個盒上面用音樂搵食

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可以有咁深刻嘅教育意義

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經濟學家，你哋可能有興趣知道
點解我嘅收入係可以預計

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我知道嗰陣，我自己都嚇咗一跳

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因為我冇固定嘅客人

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但我通常星期二賺 60 美金
星期五賺 90 美金

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每個禮拜都係咁

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而且，我同我嘅樂團 Dresden Dolls 
會喺本地巡迴演出

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同埋喺夜總會表演

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呢張相影我喺度彈鋼琴，我係天才鼓手

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我寫歌

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最後我哋嘅收入
足夠我唔再需要做活雕像

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而當我哋開始巡迴演出

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我唔想失去呢種
同人直接眼神交流嘅感覺

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因為我愛上呢種感覺

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所以喺每一場表演結束之後
我哋都會幫歌迷簽名

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同佢哋擁抱，同佢哋交流

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我哋求人加入我哋、幫我哋手

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我仲會搵嚟本地音樂家同藝術家
喺我哋表演場地出面表演

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同埋幫手籌錢

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亦都會請佢哋同我哋同臺演出

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所以我哋有唔同嘉賓上臺

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後嚟，Twitter 嘅出現
令事情變得更加神奇

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我可以喺任何地方提出任何要求

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譬如話，我需要一部鋼琴練習

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一個小時之後，我就喺歌迷嘅屋企彈琴

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呢度係倫敦

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世界各地都有人將自己做嘅食物
送到我哋後臺

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同我哋一齊食

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呢度係西雅圖

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如果我臨時決定搞
一場即興嘅免費演唱會

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喺博物館、商店
或者公共場所返工嘅歌迷

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都會向我哋揮手

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呢度係奧克蘭一個圖書館

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星期六我推文
希望有人能夠提供木板箱同帽

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因為我唔想將物品由東岸帶到嚟呢度

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最終嚟自 Newport Beach 嘅
Chris 回覆咗我

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為我提供咗呢兩樣道具

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我曾經推文問墨爾本邊度有得買洗鼻壺

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一位喺醫院工作嘅護士揸車

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直接將佢送到我坐緊嘅咖啡店

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於是我請佢飲冰沙

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我哋傾到護士同埋死亡

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我就係鍾意呢種親近人嘅感覺

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而且好好彩因為我成日
有得喺人哋屋企過夜

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我先至可以親近人

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喺大屋裡面，我哋每一位成員
都有自己房間，但係冇無線網絡

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喺龐克迷佔據嘅廢棄房屋裡面

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所有人瞓喺一間房嘅地板上
冇廁所，但係有無線網絡

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明顯後者係更好選擇

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（笑聲）

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我嘅工作人員曾經揸我哋嘅廂型車
去邁阿密一個非常窮嘅社區

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然後我哋發現

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嗰個借我哋瞓一晚嘅主人
係一個18歲、仲住喺屋企嘅女仔

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佢哋成家都係洪都拉斯嘅非法移民

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嗰晚，佢全家都瞓梳化

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佢同佢媽媽一齊瞓，好讓我哋可以瞓床

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我瞓喺嗰度諗

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呢啲人擁有嘅嘢咁少，公平嗎？

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第二朝，佢媽媽教我哋整墨西哥薄餅

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佢仲想送本聖經畀我

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然後佢將我帶到一邊
用唔咸唔淡嘅英文同我講：

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「你嘅音樂幫咗我個女好多，

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多謝你留宿呢度，我哋好感激。」

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然後我諗，咁樣就公平啦

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就係咁

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幾個月之後，我去咗曼哈頓

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我推文希望搵一個過夜嘅地方

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午夜時，我嚟到下東城區

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然後我突然意識到
我從未試過一個人借宿過

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我一直都係同我嘅樂隊一齊

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係唔係傻瓜至自己一個留宿？（笑聲）

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傻瓜係唔係咁樣死？

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等我仲未嚟得切改變主意，門就打開咗

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佢係一位藝術家

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佢係路透社財經博客嘅作家

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佢哋幫我倒紅酒，畀我沖涼

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我有過成千上萬個類似經歷嘅夜晚

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我成日喺人哋屋企梳化過夜
亦都成日人群衝浪

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我認為喺人哋屋企過夜同人群衝浪
其實係同一件事

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因為你都係將你成個人
交託畀觀眾，信任佢哋

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我曾經問一個為我哋開場嘅樂隊

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願唔願意走到群眾當中
傳頂帽畀人去籌錢

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畢竟我自己經常咁樣做

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同往常一樣，樂團已經準備好

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但係其中一位成員話畀我聽
佢冇辦法說服自己咁做

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佢覺得攞著頂帽企喺嗰度
感覺實在太似行乞嘞

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我意識到佢有「公平嗎？」
同「快去搵工作！」嗰類嘅恐懼

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與此同時，我嘅樂隊越嚟越受歡迎

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我哋同一間大型唱片公司簽約

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我哋嘅風格兼具龐克同卡巴萊

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但唔係所有人都會鍾意

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唔係，或者你哋會鍾意（笑聲）

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我哋簽咗約

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然後有一大堆新唱片宣傳活動

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開賣後嘅幾個星期，賣咗二萬五千張

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但唱片公司認為係失敗

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我嘅反應係︰二萬五千張唔係好多咩？

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佢哋嘅反應係︰唔係
銷售量下跌，所以係失敗

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之後佢哋走咗

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但當時即興表演至係完咗
我同歌迷簽名、擁抱

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一個男仔走埋嚟
遞張十蚊美金嘅鈔票畀我

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佢話：「好對唔住，

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我由朋友嗰度複製咗你張碟。」

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（笑聲）

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「但係我睇過你嘅部落格，

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我知道你憎你嘅唱片公司，

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我只係希望你攞返呢啲錢。」

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呢類事情開始不斷發生

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每場表演之後，我變成嗰頂籌款嘅帽

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只係我必須企喺嗰度，接受人哋嘅幫助

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相反唔似開場樂隊咁
我練企練咗好多次

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多謝

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喺嗰個時候，我決定
將我網上嘅音樂轉做免費

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就好似，Metallica 喺呢邊

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Napster，差

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Amanda Palmer，喺呢邊

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我雖然鼓勵
點對點檔案分享、下載、分享

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但我都想人幫我

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因為我喺街上見到求人呢種方法行得通

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所以我用自己嘅方法擊退咗唱片公司

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同埋為咗我同我嘅新樂團
Grand Theft Orchestra 嘅下個計劃

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我至走去群眾募資

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所以我嗰陣只能夠
靠我聯絡過嘅幾千個支持者

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我當時希望支持者可以支持我

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開頭我個目標係十萬美金

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但我嘅歌迷最終以
接近一百二十萬嘅金額支持我

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呢個係目前為止
最大嘅音樂群眾募資計劃

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（掌聲）

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你可以睇到有幾多人支持

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即係大約兩萬五千人

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然後傳媒問我：「Amanda，

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音樂產業落入谷底 ，而你鼓勵盜版，

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咁你點令到啲人畀錢買音樂？」

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答案係，我冇做乜嘢，我只係求佢哋

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透過求人哋呢個動作
我同佢哋建立關係

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當你同佢哋有關係時，人哋就會想幫你

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呢樣對於好多藝術家嚟講係違反常理嘅

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佢哋唔想求人

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不過，提出要求都唔容易

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好多藝術家都面對呢個問題

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「求人」令你變得脆弱

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當我嘅眾籌計劃好受歡迎嘅時候

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我喺網上收到好多批評

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話我唔應該繼續搞眾籌

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尤其唔應該問音樂人
上唔上台同我哋一齊唱歌

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用幾首歌嚟換取樂迷嘅愛心
演唱會嘅門票同酒精飲品

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呢張網上圖片抵毀我，亦都傷害咗我

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人哋話：「你唔可以再求咁樣嘅幫忙」

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而呢句嘢令我諗返
司機對著我大叫「去搵工啦！」

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因為佢哋冇同我哋坐埋同一條船

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佢哋睇唔到我同群眾點樣互惠互利

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呢種互惠互利對我哋嚟講好公平

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但對佢哋嚟講就好奇怪

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所以眾籌唔係一帆風順

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呢個係我一班眾籌贊助者
喺柏林開嘅派對

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派對結束嗰陣
我除衫畀人哋喺我身上畫畫

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我話你知，如果你想領會
信陌生人係點嘅感覺

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我推薦呢個活動

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尤其當陌生人都係飲醉咗嘅德國人

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（笑聲）

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呢個係忍者大師級嘅歌迷交流

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因為我真正想講嘅係
我好信任你哋

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我應該咁樣做？話畀我聽呀

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人類歷史上嘅大部分時間
音樂人、藝術家都係社群嘅一部分

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佢哋扮演著連繫同開拓者角色
而唔係無法觸及嘅明星

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以前，成為名人意味著
有啲人隔著好遠鍾你

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但宜家，網絡同網路上面嘅內容
拉返近明星同樂迷嘅距離

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宜家係講緊細細班人
可以近距離見到心愛嘅明星

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細細班人已經可以養活到你

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所以好多人唔理解冇標準定價係咩回事

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佢哋認為冇標準定價
會帶嚟無法預料嘅風險

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但我做嘅嘢
包括眾籌、街頭募款、㩒陌生人門鐘

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都唔係風險

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我視呢啲嘢為一種對人嘅信任

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宜家，網路工具
令呢種歌手同樂迷之間嘅交易

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同喺街頭求助一樣直接、簡單

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而且呢種轉變就快成為潮流

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但如果我哋無辦法見到人
怕付出、接收、同求人

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咁呢個完美嘅工具就幫唔到我哋

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喺我嘅音樂生涯裏邊

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我一直嘗試用我企喺箱
同人交流嘅方法同人喺網上交流

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所以部落格同推文
唔單止講到我嘅巡迴演出日期

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同我新嘅音樂錄影

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仲有講到我哋嘅作品、我哋嘅藝術
我哋嘅恐懼、醉酒同過失

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咁樣我哋就能夠明白對方

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當我哋真正了解大家
我哋就會想幫人

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我認為人哋一直問咗一個錯嘅問題︰

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「我哋點樣令人哋畀錢買音樂？」

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點解唔一開始問：

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「我哋點樣令人自發買音樂？」

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多謝

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（掌聲）