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.
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.