top of page

'everyone wants a piece of me'

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Sep 23, 2024
  • 1 min read

That's how this feels, rather than tall poppy syndrome or being famous in the Taika *celebrity* sense of the word. And it's not even via legitimate channels...


It's not so much fun to be famous when you're the gutter trash hero. -


... cool, those asterisks worked this time! A few hundred old people with political affiliations watching my doco, and suddenly I'm essentially public enemy number 1 for the right wing. A lot of the classical gigs come with the implication that I need saving or rebuilding, while I think I just need a holiday. My schedule is more or less the same as the MPs, except I work fewer hours, and my non-politics time is spent writing and composing rather than whatever they do.

Trolling Tamaki is my favourite of the real-life protest bits this year, but if people teamed up on that pink mask idea that would be cool. - Travelling to North America isn't really on the agenda, but perhaps if people were keen to do something with the trilogy of musicals, I might visit.

Visiting the South Island is on the priority list.


Everyone's so surprised that I want to leave Wellington, but it's hardly a mystery if you're watching the Dakumentary. The town feels dead, and the elite are feeling the pinch too, if Tory's instance is seen as indicative of a trend.

 
 

Recent Posts

See All
To Tam and Tory

Get me those apologies, and I'll stop ignoring you. That's fair. Your mates ruined my life, and I'm holding both of you responsible. - ...

 
 
The future

If you want me to do The Perfumed Garden in Wellington, then apologies are required. There's no ambiguity; no jokes; no suggestions of...

 
 
Setting boundaries

Well, I just said that the self is relational. Even in my solitude, I have to deal with both mental representations and unsubtle 'hints'...

 
 
bottom of page