Song Quotes by Martha Wainwright

When I listen to my songs, they seem like pieces of music or art, like a painting that you look at. The reality is…

— Martha Wainwright

I don't like talking about music.

— Martha Wainwright

You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also…

— Martha Wainwright

I was not that pretty a girl and I was never pursued as a teenager or young woman, so I was used to having…

— Martha Wainwright

Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.

— Martha Wainwright

Divorce is not an issue. That's people's lives! So, I don't like to be too puffed up about the importance of family. It's going…

— Martha Wainwright

I've spent the first part of my life in the shadow of my family. I'm not going to live in the shadow of my…

— Martha Wainwright

I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to…

— Martha Wainwright

I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my four hours…

— Martha Wainwright

I tried to find a way out in many ways, but it all caught up with me. Once I realised I could sing and…

— Martha Wainwright

I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as…

— Martha Wainwright

If there's one thing that differentiates me from the rest of my family it's the rock element. I hung out with friends who like…

— Martha Wainwright

I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.

— Martha Wainwright

It's better to embrace your roots than it is to fight it, because then you're just fighting something that you're not going to win.…

— Martha Wainwright

I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable.

— Martha Wainwright