In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer. — Nellie McKay Brain Copy Share Image
If we went back to the basics of vegetables, legumes, grains - the things closer to the Earth - it's a lot… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I'm glad I got a record contract, because all of a sudden everything you were doing before that made you a stupid… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
As long as you have imagination, you never need to work. You never get bored. You could just walk around and go… — Nellie McKay Bored Copy Share Image
I think people at most record labels really like music, but it's hard because everything is so subjective, and everyone's so creative… — Nellie McKay Creative Copy Share Image
I was approaching adolescence. For some reason, I guess my mother thought it would be less crazy out in the suburbs, which… — Nellie McKay Adolescence Copy Share Image
I used to play in the subway. If everyone tossed in a quarter, at the end of the day it would add… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I really don't care what people say. It's amazing that feminism continues to exist at all, considering how much counter-feminism is out… — Nellie McKay Amazing Copy Share Image
I tried to be just a singer of standards when I was starting out. And there was nothing special enough about my… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
While a lot of my day, like most people's, is spent thinking about me, I can see how it's a universal thing:… — Nellie McKay Clash Copy Share Image
In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.… — Nellie McKay Brain Copy Share Image
In high school, I was always into Jerry Lee Lewis, and they decided they needed a piano player for the jazz band.… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I'm just kind of sick of music. I don't know what I want to do. It's not that I feel suicidal or… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
In terms of content, a lot of rap is crap, with all the sexism and homophobic bullshit. It's incredible how rappers are… — Nellie McKay Bullshit Copy Share Image
It was not very hard to do a double album. Nobody thinks it's a good idea if you're an unknown singer-songwriter. But… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I don't listen to much rap, really. I can rarely listen to a whole record of it, because musically, it's very formulaic,… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I know how to make music anymore. Maybe you're given a window into things for a time, and beyond… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
You know, I wanted to get married, and so I - but I, you know, I realize no matter what you want,… — Nellie McKay Fantasy Copy Share Image
