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 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'd love to give my music to someone who really likes to wow the crowd. I feel like half the time I… — 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
Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I'm glad if people can listen to some music and maybe fix some prejudices of their own, just by thinking. — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
You have to reflect honestly what's around you in your music. I think a lot of people are just obsessed with their… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I love writing for dancers. You don't have to worry about the lyrics. I think to write words without music must be… — 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
I was never pop-music taken seriously when I was taught. But some people who agree with you will like your music, and… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
Music can make the cerebral accessible, the subconscious hummable. It communicates our shared needs and desires as sentient beings better than any… — Nellie McKay 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 in their… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
If we went back to the basics of vegetables, legumes, grains - the things closer to the Earth - it's a lot better for… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty. — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I was in school for jazz voice, which is the dumbest way to spend $35,000 a year. I just felt like a rip-off of… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
If you're dissatisfied anywhere, New York is the place to be. If you're unhappy at college in Topeka, I don't know what there is… — Nellie McKay 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. Even though… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
What people generally tell you is, "We'll all agree," and then once you sign, they expect to get their own way. I think it… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I feel like you should always be questioning the genre you're doing. If you're doing something that sounds like a lullaby, it can be… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
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… — 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: the competition,… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
