People are scared. People are generally xenophobic - they're scared of what's different. If you're ignorant as well as scared, then you might end up hating something that you're scared of.
Kate NashJust because you have political beliefs or feminist beliefs, you don't have to like everybody, you don't have to like everything.
Kate NashI think it's really important to always own up to the things that you're not good at and the feelings that you have which are ugly.
Kate NashPeople don't know how to deal with stress and depression, so they're nasty to other people because it makes them feel better about themselves.
Kate NashJealousy is not a nice feeling, I hate feeling jealous. But if you can admit it and laugh at yourself, then that's a good way of dealing with your feelings.
Kate NashI think the media put more pressure on women, especially in regards to the way they look and how they're supposed to behave.
Kate NashI feel like women, especially in music, aren't really given as much respect as men. Sexism really exists.
Kate NashStatistically in the UK, there are so many fewer female composers than male songwriters and they're marketed in a way that - females are marketed in a way that they're these independent unique artists writing their own stuff, and they're not, because fourteen percent of PRS goes to women.
Kate NashThe more you relate to something or somebody speaks to you, it means more. I think that putting yourself out there like heart-on-sleeve, is really important.
Kate NashI don't get how people want to read books on computers because it must be really bad for your eyes, for starters. I love the smell of books and I just like the whole experience of it. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but I like that whole experience - it's the same as I like putting on a record or a CD and waiting for it to arrive or buying it and waiting to listen to it in full.
Kate NashI love reading books, I love the way they feel and getting through it. It's like an event!
Kate NashJust because I'm from North Harrow some people want me to be a proper chav. I'm not from a poor background, but we have a normal size house, and my mum is a nurse. I had to go to work otherwise I wouldn't be able to have done anything - there wasn't enough money for me to skive off. As for the Vicki Pollard thing - I don't let stuff like that bother me. I mean, she's a bit of a retard, isn't she?
Kate Nash