You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.
From Nellie McKay
I thought I had a talent for alienating people, but I have no idea what it is that doesn't go over.
I have trouble with any kind of focus or concentrating, or getting anything done at all, really.
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?
In high school, I was always into Jerry Lee Lewis, and they decided they needed a piano player for the jazz band. I had my little boogie-woogie thing that I did, so I did my little boogie-woogie thing. I had a very high-pitched voice.
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.
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.
Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.
You can criticize something you strive for, and you can avoid something you dream about.
I tried to be just a singer of standards when I was starting out. And there was nothing special enough about my voice to make it that far. So I feel a bit like Rod Stewart. Once you've had that rock career, people will give you that chance where otherwise they might not.
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