Kate Nash on Knitting and Ice Cream

4 months ago 08th Jul 15:39

On what she would do if her music career folded:

‘I would open my own ice cream parlour in London, where I would put on little nights and serve up ‘proper’ knickerbockers glories with luminous green sauce while wearing a cute checked apron.’

On her arts grant:

Nash has also started work on setting up her own arts grant, offering financial help to struggling artists, which she hopes to have in place by the end of the summer. ‘I always come across people who I think have loads of potential, whether it’s screenwriting or photography or whatever,’ she says.

‘The BRIT school proved to me how important art is it’s actually the sort of thing that helps get people off the streets. I don’t want to bum around and try to get more famous at fashion parties, I want to be productive and put my money into something good.’

On family holidays:

‘When I was 16 men tried to buy me with camels when my family went to Morocco. They’re well tight with their camels there. One guy offered nine camels and I was like, shut up, how about 29? What is my mum going to do with camels, anyway?’

On her performance at Get Loaded in the Park this August:

‘I’ve got this amazing stage set being designed It’s underwater-themed because ‘Octopus’s Garden’ is, like, my favourite song, with a big seahorse and lots of coral, and the piano will be in a big oyster shell with a shipwreck in the background. Does that sound a bit much?’

The full article will appear in Time Out magazine, out Wednesday 9th July 2008, priced £2.99

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