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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.
Nellie McKay
In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?
Nellie McKay
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.
Nellie McKay
I have trouble with any kind of focus or concentrating, or getting anything done at all, really.
Nellie McKay
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.
Nellie McKay
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.
Nellie McKay
You can criticize something you strive for, and you can avoid something you dream about.
Nellie McKay
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.
Nellie McKay
I think there are nice things about every era. I wish we could just take the nice things.
Nellie McKay
Toronto's a delightful city.
Nellie McKay
Music can make the cerebral accessible, the subconscious hummable. It communicates our shared needs and desires as sentient beings better than any other medium.
Nellie McKay
Less money for public media means less access to the arts.
Nellie McKay
I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.
Nellie McKay
Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.
Nellie McKay
There's a side of me that identifies with Aileen Wuornos.
Nellie McKay
I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can.
Nellie McKay
In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.
Nellie McKay
