mə kˈeɪ ɛksplˈeɪnd tə kɐnˈeɪdiən skˈeɪtboːɹd mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ˌɛsbˌiːsˈiː, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, "ɪt dʒˈʌst sˌoʊ hˈæpənd ðˌæɾə lˈɑːt ʌv ðoʊz ɡˈaɪz ˌɔn ɡˈɜːl wɜː maɪ fɹˈɛndz; ɡˈaɪz aɪv bˌɪn ɚɹˈaʊnd θɹuː maɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ɪn skˈeɪtboːɹdɪŋ.
McKay explained to Canadian skateboard magazine SBC, in 2011, "it just so happened that a lot of those guys on Girl were my friends; guys I've been around through my existence in skateboarding.