Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, musician, author, and performance artist best known as lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She also performs as a solo artist, has collaborated with her father, and was also one-half of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, In this oral history, Palmer discusses her childhood in Lexington, MA, her education, and forming the Dresden Dolls. She details the band’s success, breakup (multiple reunion performances), and her career as a solo musician and author. She also elaborates on her relationships, marriage and motherhood, and the ‘crowdfunding’ controversy in 2012.