Glad Quote by Nellie McKay

“I'm glad I got a record contract, because all of a sudden everything you were doing before that made you a stupid person now makes you a smart person.” quote by Nellie McKay — Download Open image

“I'm glad I got a record contract, because all of a sudden everything you were doing before that made you a stupid person now makes you a smart person.”

Nellie McKay

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The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty.

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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…

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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 was a bit of a surprise that I was still very headstrong even after signing. I wasn't so happy to get a deal that I would agree to anything. In fact, I disagreed on most things…

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