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" The other kids wanted to play Destiny's Child, but I wanted Anita O'Day. "
Nellie McKay
Play
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Destiny
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" I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying. "
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" 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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" Music can make the cerebral accessible, the subconscious hummable. It communicates our shared needs and desires as sentient beings better than any other medium. "
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" 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. "
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" 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! "
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" Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life. "
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You
Love
" 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. "
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You
Through
" You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything. "
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I Can
" 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. "
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High School
Voice
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" I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can. "
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Off
People
" 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. "
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Independent
Free
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Thought
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" I'm glad if people can listen to some music and maybe fix some prejudices of their own, just by thinking. "
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Own
Thinking
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Mind
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You
Something
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You
Fantasy