110 Quotes by Kate Nash

One day when I was 14 I put together a makeshift CV and walked into this weird boutique in Pinner, near where I lived, to ask if they needed a Saturday assistant. They didn't, but the owner took me on anyway.

I wouldn't mind working in restaurants again because you build up a relationship with the customers. I'm really inspired by the mundane - it's often the most ordinary-looking people who have the best stories - and you can watch diners and study their idiosyncrasies without them being aware of it.

When you earn your own money you feel much better about yourself.

I love punks!

I first got into punk music at 17, The Adverts, just from being a bored teenager.

A lot of young girls look up to me and it's amazing.

I got £30 for my first gig, cash in hand.

I'm worried about being pigeonholed as an artist, especially a female one, but I think, essentially, it's the music which people judge you by.

I never do anything just to be crude or in your face.