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Neko Case

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
166 total appearances

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Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

We're lucky to have Beyonce doing a lot of things. That's true.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

We're lucky to have Beyonce doing a lot of things. That's true.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

We're lucky to have Beyonce doing a lot of things. That's true.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

I tried to not give away the songs as much as possible. Like, there was a couple times where I kind of went into them, but I don't like to ruin songs for people. You know, how you will hear the lyrics of a song one way and then you find out it's not the lyric that you thought it was and then you're like, oh. Yeah. Not as good anymore.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

I tried to not give away the songs as much as possible. Like, there was a couple times where I kind of went into them, but I don't like to ruin songs for people. You know, how you will hear the lyrics of a song one way and then you find out it's not the lyric that you thought it was and then you're like, oh. Yeah. Not as good anymore.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

I tried to not give away the songs as much as possible. Like, there was a couple times where I kind of went into them, but I don't like to ruin songs for people. You know, how you will hear the lyrics of a song one way and then you find out it's not the lyric that you thought it was and then you're like, oh. Yeah. Not as good anymore.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

You know, like, if you think you know what a song's about and it makes you feel... connected emotionally to it and it becomes a little chapter heading in your life, you know, you don't want to ruin that for people.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

You know, like, if you think you know what a song's about and it makes you feel... connected emotionally to it and it becomes a little chapter heading in your life, you know, you don't want to ruin that for people.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

You know, like, if you think you know what a song's about and it makes you feel... connected emotionally to it and it becomes a little chapter heading in your life, you know, you don't want to ruin that for people.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Well, that song was a real event. I was really at a bus stop in Honolulu fleeing Hawaii and I saw it happen and I just felt so helpless. You felt helpless to protect the kid. Yeah, but the kid also was being very resilient and she was, you know, entertaining herself. She was very spunky and cute and

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Well, that song was a real event. I was really at a bus stop in Honolulu fleeing Hawaii and I saw it happen and I just felt so helpless. You felt helpless to protect the kid. Yeah, but the kid also was being very resilient and she was, you know, entertaining herself. She was very spunky and cute and

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Well, that song was a real event. I was really at a bus stop in Honolulu fleeing Hawaii and I saw it happen and I just felt so helpless. You felt helpless to protect the kid. Yeah, but the kid also was being very resilient and she was, you know, entertaining herself. She was very spunky and cute and

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Well, I mean, I told the story. I just... I've never written a book before, and, you know, I didn't set out to write a memoir. I wanted to write fiction. But, you know, it was at the height of the pandemic, and Hachette said, we'll pay you to write a memoir, though. And I was like, okay, a memoir it is. And that's not a complaint, or, you know, they didn't hold my heels to the fire or anything.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Well, I mean, I told the story. I just... I've never written a book before, and, you know, I didn't set out to write a memoir. I wanted to write fiction. But, you know, it was at the height of the pandemic, and Hachette said, we'll pay you to write a memoir, though. And I was like, okay, a memoir it is. And that's not a complaint, or, you know, they didn't hold my heels to the fire or anything.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

Well, I mean, I told the story. I just... I've never written a book before, and, you know, I didn't set out to write a memoir. I wanted to write fiction. But, you know, it was at the height of the pandemic, and Hachette said, we'll pay you to write a memoir, though. And I was like, okay, a memoir it is. And that's not a complaint, or, you know, they didn't hold my heels to the fire or anything.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

I just thought, okay, well, it'll just be a little challenging. Because... talking about yourself or writing about yourself to yourself isn't the most exciting thing ever. You know, you spend a lot of time with yourself. So I don't think of myself as like, oh, people are really going to want to know this.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

I just thought, okay, well, it'll just be a little challenging. Because... talking about yourself or writing about yourself to yourself isn't the most exciting thing ever. You know, you spend a lot of time with yourself. So I don't think of myself as like, oh, people are really going to want to know this.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

I just thought, okay, well, it'll just be a little challenging. Because... talking about yourself or writing about yourself to yourself isn't the most exciting thing ever. You know, you spend a lot of time with yourself. So I don't think of myself as like, oh, people are really going to want to know this.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

So, I mean, that's one of the reasons I tried to pick more interesting stories from childhood that were scenes maybe of good things too. Because I didn't want it to just be you know, oh, poor me, especially because it's not unusual. It's most people's experience. I mean, you know, my situation with my mother is pretty bizarre.

Radio Atlantic
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case

So, I mean, that's one of the reasons I tried to pick more interesting stories from childhood that were scenes maybe of good things too. Because I didn't want it to just be you know, oh, poor me, especially because it's not unusual. It's most people's experience. I mean, you know, my situation with my mother is pretty bizarre.