Wow this is revolutionary! Want me to write you a birthday rap? Do a private burlesque show with my dancers? Want your name in the credits of my album? And all the money goes to making my album? Well look no further, Pledge is here!
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yoga baby
Posted By Princess Superstar! on August 16th, 2010
check out this great video that brian castallani made of me at the yoga /music festival wanderlust in lake tahoe:
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moby’s new book gristle
Posted By Princess Superstar! on March 10th, 2010
From: BOATMATE@earthlink.net
Subject: from moby
Date: March 9, 2010 11:02:56 AM EST
To: boatmate@earthlink.net
here is a nice email i got today from friend and fellow vegan moby about his new book gristle.
Subject: from moby
Date: March 9, 2010 11:02:56 AM EST
hi,
today is the release date of ‘gristle’, a book that my friend miyun park and i have edited for the new press. the chapters in ‘gristle’ were written by different experts about the consequences and ramifications of animal production(like, for example: 24% of climate change is the result of commercial animal production, more than every car, bus, truck, boat, and plane on the planet combined…not sure why al gore never mentions this…). it’s a great book(i can say this objectively, as i didn’t actually write any of the chapters…), and i hope that you get the chance to read it.oh, any/all profits from the sale of the book will go to different animal welfare organizations. thanks, and here’s the link to buy:
http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title&metaproductid=1679
why avatar sucks
Posted By Princess Superstar! on January 22nd, 2010
i don't see you
I am sure I am gonna get in a lot of trouble with people, but aside from the breathtaking visuals and awesome animals-from-another-planet constructions, I left this movie feeling totally empty. First of all, I can’t stand faux new age philosophies which are so surfac-ey that they APPEAR to be affecting change but actually don’t do shit. Like “The Secret” for example. Just manifest everything you want in your brain and you can have that!! YEAH, the only problem is that your EGO is doing all the manifesting!! Where is the acceptance of what you have RIGHT NOW? Where is the Acceptance that nothing happens in this universe by mistake? Even your pain is designed to help you spiritually progress. So it all depends on how you use that pain- run from it (by tv, drugs, drinking, eating, negating that it’s there by lame ass “affirmations” etc.) or face it head on? The Secret perpetuates the “I will be happy when…” philosophy that- guess what? Will always keep you miserable. A million dollars and a record deal or book deal or boyfriend or girlfriend etc. is NOT gonna make you happy if you are miserable now (and treating yourself and others like shit.) Trust me in this. So what can you do RIGHT now to be happy? Well, you gotta look realistically at your ego and your unconscious patterning that keep you stuck. I am doing this work called The Process which is exactly that. I have changed a thousand percent because of my willingness to go into the icky crappy mire that is your ego- and to feel the pain. But you need a good guide, and you need support! And also you need to surround yourself with people who are on a similar path so you can lift each other up (and get rid of the people who bring you down.)! My good friend (and the person who put out my first album Strictly Platinum), Jason McFadden, posted this on his Facebook:
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering. — Augustine of Hippo
Which brings me back to Avatar. “Oooh it’s so beautiful, it’s a perfect race of people, in touch with the earth and each other and then the bad white man comes and ruins everything out of greed but look they’re not all bad because they can change! And once they change then they can rule the perfect race!” Which is TRUE (sort of) but it’s so simplistic. It’s all blame and no personal responsibility! What are the bulk of the people gonna do before/during/after the movie? Eat Mcdonalds and act like the same old assholes in their lives. I mean Avatar was BRANDED ON MCDONALDS HAPPY MEALS! There is a total disconnect! It’s so beautiful and amazing and heartwarming to commune with animals and be peaceful and “see” each other’s souls but once I leave this movie nothing is ACTUALLY gonna change in my life and in my actions. Let’s all marvel and wonder at the beauty of animals and the planet but let’s keep eating meat and trashing the earth. It’s much easier to blame “them”- like the General and the war machine is bad- but what about each one of us? What would have been way cooler is if at the end the camera pans back and shows that the General and the perfect people and planet were all inside our own heads- that we contain all of this life inside and it’s up to EACH ONE OF US to not be the asshole General in our own lives.
So don’t get sucked in to the hype. Or see the movie and then see where YOU personally are messing up the chance for us to be on planet Pandora. I know where my ego sabotages me in my life and I am working on it- and that’s all I ask of you. And if you want to turn the sound off the movie and put on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon or the Mahavishnu Orchestra and watch it, I approve that for proper usage of the film.
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why i’m vegan
Posted By Princess Superstar! on November 2nd, 2009
if you ever wanted to know why i became vegan just watch this film earthlings.
and thanks to chloe jo for sending these quotes to me:
“To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. I should be unwilling to take the life of a lamb for the sake of the human body.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
“Thou shalt not kill” does not apply to murder of one’s own kind only, but to all living beings; and this Commandment was inscribed in the human breast long before it was proclaimed from Sinai. — Leo Tolstoy
“Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.” — Leonardo da Vinci
“Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” Albert Einstein
“If you have people who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have people who will deal likewise with their each other. Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” –Elie Wiesel
“The victim feels the suffering in his own mind and body, whereas the victimizer … can be quite unaware of that suffering. The sword does not feel the pain that it inflicts.” – Philip Hallie, From Cruelty to Goodness
“People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times. “ — Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904- )
“We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for?” – George Bernard Shaw (Living Graves, published 1951)
“A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses.” – George Bernard Shaw
“By insulting vegetarianism you are insulting you own divinity. Who are you worshipping?” — Rosa Ena
“”For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.” – Pythagoras
“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.” — Alice Walker
“Animal cruelty is not a personal growth journey, it’s a social justice issue.” Karliin Brooks
“All the arguments to prove human superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, animals are our equals.”- Peter Singer
“To animals, all people are Nazi’s.” Isaac Bashevis Singer
“I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.” Henry David Thoreau
“As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.” Isaac Bashevis Singer
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.” Leo Tolstoy
Huge Impact Week!
Posted By Princess Superstar! on October 25th, 2009
Day 1 and 2
My friend Shana and I joined up with the No-Impact Project to see how mindful we could be with our impact on the environment. Unfortunately the first day of the experiment started with us in Berlin, and we failed so miserably we decided to call it the Huge Impact project. The main thing was we had to take a long haul flight to get home, which uses tons of fuel and lots of carbon. The day before we bought all these nuts which were in these plastic tubs. We rationalized it by the fact that we are both raw vegans which means we barely use the stove (electricity) plus being vegan means you are not buying into the factory farm system- thus using less water, avoiding more pollution, and saving the earth from global warming (the #1 reason for global warming is from the over abundance of cow’s farts- no kidding!) At the airport we bought water in plastic bottles, and felt guilty, but we don’t want to drink tap water which I believe has lots of chemicals in it. And- the people need me alive and healthy to spread my no-impact propaganda, right?! At the Berlin airport we ran into famed porn star Ron Jeremy. He’s also got, uh I mean made a HUGE impact!
The Berlin airport is cool because they have trash cans that sort trash- paper, plastic, and refuse. You never see this in America. I splurge and have a Starbucks coffee with soy milk. I really don’t like to support Starbucks but it was 5 in the morning and I was in Berlin and I was tired!! Also, the soymilk in Europe is non-GMO and not filled with crappy sugar, unlike all of our soymilk. But yeah I am not really supposed to be doing this, I hate Starbucks, and normally I am carrying my own container which I forgot at home. At least I threw the plastic lid in the recycling section. PS if you want to learn more about GMO’s and your food supply I HIGHLY recommend the movie “The Future of Food.”
On the plane we did well- we refused napkins, something I normally do in my day to day life except when absolutely necessary- and also refused the food and brought our own. In the hotel we had prepared a beautiful salad of lettuce, sundried tomatoes and hijicki, and I ate it with my wooden spoon that I bring with me on the flight- and had the stewardess fill up my stainless steel water bottle from her big (plastic) bottle of water. That is much better than using the individual plastic cups. Since I travel a lot I try to always do this and use a lot less waste. Just looking around at everyone’s trays as I write this there are at least 8 different plastic wrappers contained in one meal plus 1-2 plastic cups. Wow.
Day 3
Back home in NYC where I can control some of my impact a lot easier. I am already a dedicated composter- I put my vegetable scraps in a bag in the freezer and then take it to a local East Village garden regularly. But I still have a serious take-out addiction. Especially places like Caravan of Dreams and Liquiteria, so my plastic consumption is less than great. After a nice meditation, my friend Miguel and I decide to hit the streets of NYC and clean up some of the plastic to pay back for our sins. We meet some nice construction workers and they gave us a giant sack to collect the plastic. People look at us weird for collecting trash on the street. I think it’s weird that nobody else does it! We try to move fast to get some exercise while we are at it, but we end up on the Lower East Side next to some famous Jewish bagel shop and Miguel decides to buy some bread to eat while we are exercising. Nice. Even though I am mostly raw I succumb to the temptation and eat some and it’s heavenly. But then I notice the pigeons are kinda hungry so I end up feeding lots of them instead.
It’s so strange, because then I run into more famous people- this time cast members of that show Rescue Me (which I actually have never seen since I have thrown out my TV a long time ago) and Luis Guzman from some incredible movies like Boogie Nights and Carlitos Way. Luis is exercising on the Williamsburg Bridge and we totally end up hanging out with him and walking. He is one cool dude- he was telling us stories of how he was a kid hanging out in Washington Square Park with Dylan and Hendrix. Now he’s working on a show for HBO, playing a character that goes around to NYC bodegas trying to sell and energy drink called “Rasta Monster.” It sounds hilarious. We leave him and figured we messed up our exercise anyway with the bread, so we head over to Babycakes, the best vegan bakery ever- and pig out. I refuse the containers but take a small paper bag. It’s so hard not to make any trash!!! It’s so hard not to consume!
The good news is that today’s challenge is transportation, and I am proud to say I only walked or biked anywhere. No taxis (another challenge for me to give up.) Whew.
Day 4
Miguel and I went to hear Gabriel Cousens give a lecture on his new program Fasting to End Global Warming. I’m gonna be assisting them and I’m so excited, since I really believe in fasting and Gabriel’s whole mission. I did a year of nutritional training with the amazing Amy Rachelle so I am psyched to help others become vegan/raw/healthy. We shop at the Union Square Greenmarket and buy locally grown food, but we have to make sure we buy organic because not all of it is- looks are deceiving. At another favorite shop of mine- Organic Avenue- we buy green vegetable juice in glass bottles and a raw vegan portabello mushroom wrap in a biodegradable corn container. Way to go! But what would be even better is to not buy at all. I’m getting there, I’m getting there….
Day 5
Today is save energy day. I walked up 9 flights of stairs instead of using the elevator. Good for my ass, but I was exhausted. I use less lights. It’s more romantic in my apartment. I’m doing a juice fast and eating fruit today so not using any kitchen electricity (except for the juicer.) I’m psyched because I already do lots of things that the experiment suggests we do, but this whole thing has been making me be way more conscious. I want to also put in a plug for lemon as deodorant- just glide a lemon wedge under your arm after you’ve showered and presto! Your underarms will never stink. It’s astonishing! And you won’t be using any plastic deodorant ever again.
Day 6
Today we have to watch our water consumption. I have a policy in my house – if it’s yellow let it mellow if it’s brown flush it down! Lots of water gets wasted by constant flushing. Leave the pee up in there, unless you’ve been eating asparagus- asparagus makes it smelly funny! Ever notice that? I went to the worst place possible to conserve water- The Russian and Turkish Baths. Even though there’s a sign saying “Please conserve Water” that’s the last thing they actually do. I turn off the shower in between my shampoo and my conditioner and try not to use a lot of their towels. Later that night, I go to a workshop with Greg Scherick, and do his incredibly high consciousness work called The Process. It’s all about commitment to the higher self, purifying all the unconscious ego crap that get in the way of true joy. This feels totally aligned with what I am doing in this experiment- cleaning up the environment=cleaning up my brain and soul!
Day 7
The day of Service. I think it’s beautiful they put this in the experiment because really nothing is more important than service! I am a volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and my relationship with my little sister Iyana is incredible. Causes close to my heart include animal rights organizations like Farm Sanctuary and PETA. Check out my PETA ad I did in Germany…
I also think that “Service” doesn’t mean just volunteering or giving to charity- it also means being kind and compassionate to every person/animal/being you come in contact with. Be like Buddha. Be like Jesus! That’s the ultimate service. I’m not saying I can do that all the time-I yell at my boyfriend believe me- but it’s what I attempt.
One person I really look up to as far as the ultimate in Service to the Environment is Julia Butterfly. She is so inspiring. I first heard about her at Jivamukti Yoga where they encourage you to examine your relationship to the earth- and that even small things add up- so try not to use napkins or paper towels or straws, etc.
Last day!
Eco-Sabbath. They say don’t do anything- don’t buy anything, don’t use electricity, etc. Argh. This has got to be the hardest one for me. I am a doer. I am addicted to doing. Thus, Non-doing is really really good for me-except I didn’t do it! I feel like I did really well this whole week- but today I really messed up. I bought a vegan brownie in a plastic container at Whole Foods, I took an elevator, I kept the lights on, I worked on the computer, I paid money for yoga class. Oh well, there’s always something to strive for. Tomorrow my single Life is But a Dream is coming out so I had a lot of work to do. Maybe I will try to Eco-Sabbath someday this week. I’m totally impressed by this whole experiment and pray that the whole world will join in and that I can step up my own commitment!
jimi and me- leading the new evolution!
Posted By Princess Superstar! on October 20th, 2009
so my new album is gonna be called the new evolution.
and it’s gonna be more than an album, it is a movement.
jimi says it best here – how music is an electricity that enters you;
that people are gonna rely more on music than politics for leadership;
that you gotta be careful of the ego.
thanks jimi, that’s the scene-
i’ll continue what you started.
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i love the process- this friday, october 23
Posted By Princess Superstar! on October 20th, 2009
so, i’ve been working with this company, international scherick.
it’s a new concept in artist development- helping the artistic channel to open,
the consciousness to flow, and divine inspiration to surround you.
maker of miracles, this guy greg scherick and posse have totally changed my life,
transporting me into the truth, making me happy beyond my wildest dreams.
now greg is coming to new york to do 2 special workshops for women.
artist or not…we’re all artists anyway-
the intro event is this friday october 23. and ladies, it will be the best money ever spent. ever.
by his uncanny ability to identify unconscious sabotaging patterns that run us and mess us up at every turn,
greg will be able to pry open your head and get those nasty things out- so the new improved magical sparkly you can emerge!
it’s got the princess superstar guarantee!
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blast off to kicksville
Posted By Princess Superstar! on October 20th, 2009
in case you didn’t feel like reading my manifesto “drinking and drugs suck” just watch this hilarious video:
(and beware of the grasshoppers!!)
the no-impact project
Posted By Princess Superstar! on October 20th, 2009
How much plastic do you use? How much trash do you make?
How much energy does it take for you to eat your food?
How about taking a look at your habits for one week and finding out how you can better protect the earth and our resources?
I’m joining a bunch of others in a no-impact experiment to see if I can really go out of my comfort zone and not get take out for a week (that’s gonna be my hardest thing, I’m already doing a lot of other stuff which helps the earth, like being vegan, taking 2 minute showers, composting, not using napkins wherever possible, bicycling etc.)
I can’t wait to see the movie where this family sees how they can live in new york city for a whole year doing the least amount of damage to the environment. Turns out Michelle, the wife/mama in the movie is an old friend of mine who was one of the first people to interview me for the Philadelphia Inquirer in like 1994 or something crazy.
I will be posting my blog to see how it goes. I already screwed up because day 1 was in Berlin and I had to take a long-haul flight home wasting tons of fuel. Oh well. Planet, forgive me.
meditation: yeahhh!
Posted By Princess Superstar! on October 4th, 2009
I’ve been meditating for 17 years.
Meditation brings you inner peace but did you know that it brings outer peace too?
They’ve done studies that show that a group of meditators can actually lower the crime rate in cities.
If you look at this picture, you will see my beloved birds Ernie and Patanjali perched on my shoulders- animals respond to meditation too. They literally feel the energy. The ONLY times they will stay perched on my shoulders is during meditation. (Please note the lopsided Ernie in the bottom picture- if that isn’t the cutest thing you ever saw I don’t know what is!! Oh and please disregard the granny boob thing happening in the t-shirt area- I definitely do NOT have granny boobs thank you very much, I don’t know why that is occurring in the picture!!)
I do many forms of meditation, Transcendental Meditation (which the Beatles did, and David Lynch too); also a meditation that was created by one of my amazing teachers Amy Rachelle; plus a method taught at Jivamukti Yoga.
I am a certified Jivamukti Yoga instructor and love to teach people how to meditate- it can really really change your life.
The first thing I can share with you is to just sit for 5 minutes uninterrupted, eyes closed, in a comfortable cross legged position, and focus on your inhalation and exhalation. When thoughts arise, gently turn your attention back to the breathe. Repeat this process over and over again. Don’t beat yourself up for having thoughts, and don’t try to have an empty mind- rather, just sit with the breathe going in and out, focusing on that pure feeling. Try to sit and practice every single day.
Am looking forward to hearing about your experiences with meditation and your comments/suggestions/requests- so please comment away!
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