Nellie McKay Quotations

I'm pretty indiscriminating, and I have awful taste, generally.

I thought I had a talent for alienating people, but I have no idea what it is that doesn't go over.

I guess you deal with what you get.

I'd love to give my music to someone who really likes to wow the crowd. I feel like half the time I just want to hide in the dressing room!

The other kids wanted to play Destiny's Child, but I wanted Anita O'Day.

If you look through the century, certain things have gotten better and certain things have gotten worse. I wouldn't say overall that things have gotten better. I think you could say things have gotten worse, but I don't think you could say that things have gotten better. Overall. You can't say that.

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.

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

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.

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