--- title: "10 Kind Quotes By Neko Case" description: "10 Kind quotes by Neko Case. Plus more from Neko Case and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/neko-case-9318_kind_everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themsel_493081.jpg" --- > [Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themselves/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/neko-case-9318_kind_everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themsel_493081.jpg) > [I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-just-really-dig-feeling-subservient-to-nature-it-brings-me-a-peace/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/776/neko-case-9318_calm_i-just-really-dig-feeling-subservient-to_421506.jpg) > [I once asked a studio guy in Toronto, "How many people don't use auto tune?" and he said, "You and Nelly Furtado…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-once-asked-a-studio-guy-in-toronto-how-many-people-don-t-use-auto/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/neko-case-9318_guy_i-once-asked-a-studio-guy-in-toronto-how_1286512.jpg) > [I just want to make stories. They don't have to have a moral or a reason. There might be some mild cautionary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-just-want-to-make-stories-they-don-t-have-to-have-a-moral-or-a/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/neko-case-9318_christian_i-just-want-to-make-stories-they-don-t-h_1792859.jpg) > [Around 2010, I kind of looked up and said, I'm 40 years old. You know, I chose music. I don't have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/around-2010-i-kind-of-looked-up-and-said-i-m-40-years-old-you-know-i/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/neko-case-9318_decision_around-2010-i-kind-of-looked-up-and-said_240967.jpg) > [There's just kind of a sweetness about Canadians. Americans are a little more pushy, I mean, in a way that I enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/there-s-just-kind-of-a-sweetness-about-canadians-americans-are-a/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/neko-case-9318_americans_there-s-just-kind-of-a-sweetness-about-c_2617541.jpg) > [I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-think-i-ve-kind-of-been-mistaken-for-somebody-who-s-trying-to-be-a/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/neko-case-9318_animal_i-think-i-ve-kind-of-been-mistaken-for-s_1446396.jpg) > [I'm pretty self-conscious, so I tend to work in a way where I say what I need to say and get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-m-pretty-self-conscious-so-i-tend-to-work-in-a-way-where-i-say-what/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/neko-case-9318_emotional_i-m-pretty-self-conscious-so-i-tend-to-w_2942124.jpg) > [There's not like a science to it, necessarily, but I'm also the kind of person who spends a long time in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/there-s-not-like-a-science-to-it-necessarily-but-i-m-also-the-kind-of/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/neko-case-9318_done_there-s-not-like-a-science-to-it-necessa_2111890.jpg) > [There are things about the production I'm not crazy about though. People mix records to be heard in cars and to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/there-are-things-about-the-production-i-m-not-crazy-about-though/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/neko-case-9318_badass_there-are-things-about-the-production-i_2852808.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## More by Neko Case > [I remember people would talk about Country Music like it was this sexist, lame thing. Well, no, because Dolly Parton is writing songs and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-remember-people-would-talk-about-country-music-like-it-was-this/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-would-be-a-huge-hypocrite-if-i-didn-t-tell-you-that-at-one-time-in/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [If I could ever be on a Missy Elliott record, I could then die. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige - I love hearing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/if-i-could-ever-be-on-a-missy-elliott-record-i-could-then-die-missy/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [“How will you know if you found me at last 'cause I'll be the one with my heart in my lap.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/how-will-you-know-if-you-found-me-at-last-cause-i-ll-be-the-one-with/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [The only ones that stand out to me are people like Jonathan Richman or Robyn Hitchcock, who can make you totally cry while their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/the-only-ones-that-stand-out-to-me-are-people-like-jonathan-richman/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [Around 2010, I kind of looked up and said, I'm 40 years old. You know, I chose music. I don't have a husband. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/around-2010-i-kind-of-looked-up-and-said-i-m-40-years-old-you-know-i/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [The Bible tries to make humans not animals the whole time. I think it's a bit of a mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/the-bible-tries-to-make-humans-not-animals-the-whole-time-i-think-it/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-just-really-dig-feeling-subservient-to-nature-it-brings-me-a-peace/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [I think my songwriting might be a little more on the darker side maybe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-think-my-songwriting-might-be-a-little-more-on-the-darker-side-maybe/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [I get outside a lot. I am a huge champion of physical activity. It's so important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-get-outside-a-lot-i-am-a-huge-champion-of-physical-activity-it-s-so/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themselves/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/country-music-is-completely-punk-rock-it-s-the-original-punk-rock/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [The men who have gotten women pregnant need to be accountable if we are. If we are going to jail, the men are coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/the-men-who-have-gotten-women-pregnant-need-to-be-accountable-if-we/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [I was raised to be modest to the point of fanaticism. In my family, we don't talk about ourselves to each other. Vanity is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/i-was-raised-to-be-modest-to-the-point-of-fanaticism-in-my-family-we/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) > [Playing in an independent rock band will eventually make you equal parts truck driver, gladiator and mule. Glamour is for those with trust funds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/playing-in-an-independent-rock-band-will-eventually-make-you-equal/) [Neko Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neko-case/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/neko-case/#itemlist", "name": "10 Kind Quotes By Neko Case", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neko Case" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neko-case/everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themselves/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/neko-case-9318_kind_everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themsel_493081.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/neko-case-9318_kind_everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themsel_493081.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/neko-case-9318_kind_everyone-has-to-kind-of-fend-for-themsel_493081.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.” — Neko Case", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. 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