21 Nellie McKay Quotes for You to Enjoy

Nellie McKay

American Musician

Born: Apr 13, 1982

Better Love Music People Think You

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You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything. Nellie McKay

You Band Know Survive Anything Marching Marching Band

I tried to be just a singer of standards when I was starting out. And there was nothing special enough about my voice to make it that far. So I feel a bit like Rod Stewart. Once you've had that rock career, people will give you that chance where otherwise they might not. Nellie McKay

You People Will Nothing Enough Otherwise Once Bit Out Tried About Give Voice Had Feel Like Singer Make Rock Rod Just Where Might Far Special Standards Career Chance Starting

I love writing for dancers. You don't have to worry about the lyrics. I think to write words without music must be so frustrating. It must be always be so good, so perfect. Nellie McKay

Love Music Good You Writing Words Think Dancers Lyrics Worry Must About Perfect Write Without Always Frustrating

If we went back to the basics of vegetables, legumes, grains - the things closer to the Earth - it's a lot better for the Earth and for other people. We can feed more people, we can feed the starving people. Nellie McKay

People Better Vegetables Other Starving Back Earth More More People Feed Lot Closer Grains Things Basics

It's always so nerve-wracking being up there on stage. It's even harder playing in your hometown - and I have a couple of home towns - but, you're playing for all the people you knew in high school, so it causes no small degree of panic in my mind. Nellie McKay

I'd love to give my music to someone who really likes to wow the crowd. I feel like half the time I just want to hide in the dressing room! Nellie McKay

If you look through the century, certain things have gotten better and certain things have gotten worse. I wouldn't say overall that things have gotten better. I think you could say things have gotten worse, but I don't think you could say that things have gotten better. Overall. You can't say that. Nellie McKay

You Better Think Worse Say Could Through Overall Look Gotten Century Certain Certain Things Things

I guess you deal with what you get. Nellie McKay

You Guess Deal Get

There's a side of me that identifies with Aileen Wuornos. Nellie McKay

Me Side

The other kids wanted to play Destiny's Child, but I wanted Anita O'Day. Nellie McKay

Other Other Kids Destiny Kids Child Wanted Play

I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can. Nellie McKay

People Phone Admiring Never Know Terribly How Off Get Who

Music can make the cerebral accessible, the subconscious hummable. It communicates our shared needs and desires as sentient beings better than any other medium. Nellie McKay

Music Needs Better Subconscious Other Medium Our Shared Make Accessible Than Any Sentient Cerebral Beings Desires

Less money for public media means less access to the arts. Nellie McKay

Money Access Arts Public Means Less Less Money Media

I think I have advanced ADD. Nellie McKay

Think Add Advanced

Toronto's a delightful city. Nellie McKay

Toronto City Delightful

I have trouble with any kind of focus or concentrating, or getting anything done at all, really. Nellie McKay

Focus Trouble Kind Concentrating Any Done Getting Anything Really

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