45 Quotes by Nellie McKay

I'm not sure I know how to make music anymore. Maybe you're given a window into things for a time, and beyond that maybe it goes away. Why should you expect it to stay?

I don't listen to much rap, really. I can rarely listen to a whole record of it, because musically, it's very formulaic, and oftentimes it doesn't have the best hooks on every track.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.

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

You know, I wanted to get married, and so I - but I, you know, I realize no matter what you want, it's kind of a fantasy.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That’s the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

Love is such a fleeting emotion. It’s such a small part of the things you do in your life.

I never know how to get off the phone, so I’m terribly admiring of people who can.