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Laurie Anderson on Why Amelia Earhart’s Story Is ‘Super Timely’ and Crafting a ‘Doomsday Comedy’ About ‘The Empire Falling’


Laurie Anderson on 'Amelia' album, 'ARK: United States Part V' and technology.

A heady, funky mélange of minimalism, electronica and art-pop, the trailblazing classic enjoyed improbable crossover success thanks in large part to its single “O Superman (For Massenet),” which became a No. She really was working with the guys under the hood.” It’s that element of Earhart’s life that makes her story feel “super timely” to Anderson, who notes that “girls still aren’t really encouraged to do engineering” nearly 100 years later. When you arrived at Billboard ’s Indie Power Players event in June, you gave a surprise performance with this little handmade electronic device in your mouth.

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