Quotes by Kate Nash

As you get older, you start to realise negativity is really bad.

My mum's got morals and principles, and I've been brought up with those ideas and beliefs.

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

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

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

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

I love punks!

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

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.