Neko Case
Neko Case
Neko Richelle Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth8 September 1970
CityAlexandria, VA
CountryUnited States of America
song kids writing
Rich kids who write songs about food stamps always piss me off. I'm not going to write any songs about that, either.
song dog real
I have a real dog-like mentality, in that it's like, 'Where is my next meal coming from? Am I ever gonna eat again? Will I ever write another song again? Will anyone show up for tour?' I think it comes from being really poor as a kid.
country song stupid
People get strange about whether you've written your own songs, which seems really stupid considering that, especially in Country Music, it's about oral tradition and passing things on and the songs weren't meant to be played by one person and then forgotten.
country song writing
I remember people would talk about Country Music like it was this sexist, lame thing. Well, no, because Dolly Parton is writing songs and playing her guitar and producing. She's doing it all and she's got hits on the radio.
song writing people
I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them.
song giving clue
You're not supposed to totally know what's happening. The songs are supposed to give you clues so you can fill in the blanks.
song thinking trying
I try to think of the songs as little movies. They're always pretty visual to me. I can always sort of see them. I don't always know what the end result is going to be, and I don't know exactly what it's going to sound like, but I can kinda see them.
animals bed fairy family gets growing slept tales treated
Growing up, my family was very, very into animals. Animals were treated like other people; they slept in the bed with you. I come from an agrarian background. That's how my family's fairy tales are structured, where animals have a lot of power. It gets into people's psyche.
anybody eastern knows
If anybody knows about tragedy, it's Eastern Europeans.
anybody country mind sounds
I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind being called country noir, or independent country is fine, but the words alt.country make me insane.
bands closest family personal road studio time
My personal time is the same as my road time and my studio time. Personal time is working and touring. All my closest friends and family are already in the bands that I'm around, anyway.
taken picture-taken
I have a pathological fear of getting my picture taken.
jobs people musician
I always end up working with people that do a really good job, so I'm the only one that I'm worried about disappointing me, not the musicians ever.
writing thinking important
I don't think it's important for everyone necessarily, and I totally respect that because everyone writes differently.