Kate Nash Quotes

But these days, I get a lot more attention and airplay from the Adult Contemporary and country radio stations, and I feel comfortable saying I'm a part of that.

I think the singer/songwriter genre is going to be like bluegrass and jazz. You can make a living at it, but it's not part of the musical mainstream anymore.

I'm a big fan of certain new acts. I love any genre of music, and I think it's really great to see that there are new artists coming through. It's kinda funny to think that I'm like the old man on campus now. But I'm really happy for groups like One Direction. I think they're really good guys.

I like bands that don't necessarily sell the most records.

Nowadays, people have an open mind vis-a-vis new artists like Meghan Trainor, Nico & Vinz, Hozier - there are hits coming out of everywhere.

For songs to be big, I don't think there's a certain formula to it.

What Nirvana's success means is that certain radio stations now have their ear more cocked to bands like us; they're more open to playing more stuff.

It's easier to be the art school band than to be the Beatles.

It's not difficult getting into the charts in Sweden. It's a very different musical climate, and in a very good way, I think, because artists like Jose Gonzalez or The Knife can actually get on the charts.

We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.

Before, I was more concerned with getting on the radio, like many young artists.

Nobody wants to hear R&B. It's sad. If you want to be on the radio you got to stay young.

I'm not a household word. The climate for original music is always a bit difficult.

The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.

There's more good music being made now than ever before.

It's such a cycle. You'll see a rapper drop a song, and next thing you know, he's gone.

I mean that'd be great if we could continue to be staples of alt-rock radio. I don't take that for granted.

The pop world has really opened its doors.

In 2010, aside from that niche of music that I have no interest in - Black Eyed Peas territory, disposable pop stuff - there's almost an incentive to go back to making music as adventurous and groundbreaking as you can, because nobody gets a big hit anymore.

Rock in the mainstream culture has lost a lot of its mojo.

I got my influences from '70s bands - Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, blah blah blah. When I was growing up, we had all these crazy bands on the Top 40. Today, if Pink Floyd released 'Money,' it wouldn't even get played.

When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.

The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there's always a place for that too.

People spend their careers trying to figure out what makes a hit single. But I learned a long time ago that you can't anticipate what people want, because it's always going to change.

I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods.