45 Quotes by Nellie McKay

You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.

If we went back to the basics of vegetables, legumes, grains - the things closer to the Earth - it's a lot better for the Earth and for other people. We can feed more people, we can feed the starving people.

I used to play in the subway. If everyone tossed in a quarter, at the end of the day it would add up. It shows you aren't invisible. And it's better than being ignored, or kicked in the head, or worse.

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 there.

In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?

I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.

I'm glad if people can listen to some music and maybe fix some prejudices of their own, just by thinking.

Music can make the cerebral accessible, the subconscious hummable. It communicates our shared needs and desires as sentient beings better than any other medium.

I love writing for dancers. You don't have to worry about the lyrics. I think to write words without music must be so frustrating. It must be always be so good, so perfect.