I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I keep a journal and just kind of take notes. I don't really so much sit down and write songs - I… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
What's funny about the slacker thing, people project an image of what they think a musician is: young, slack, unemployed - like… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
When I was on the road with Billy Bragg, it was cool because I was doing the whole thing solo and travel… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
If I make a wrong decision, I worry what might have been. I stress out over very insignificant things. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I just get bored really quickly and want to push myself to the next level. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
When I was a teen, or like 18 to early 20s, I used to go to festivals all the time. I'd save all my money. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
Smoke Ring for My Halo was the first album I bought of Kurt's Vile, and when I first listened to "Peeping Tomboy" I was… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
People should be free to take whatever they want from music and I think that over time I realized that different people always find… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I hate going anywhere. I'm really excited to travel and play all these different places, but if I had it my way, I would… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I've never liked songs that are about writing, or struggling to write. Maybe it's because it's too relatable to me. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
"On Script" is one of my favorite songs I've ever written. I'd just been jamming on it one day, and again I was struggling with lyrics. I'm still figuring out what it's about. I've seen a couple of reviews that are like, "It's about the monotony of playing the same songs every night," because I say, "On script every night/Like… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share
