I like reading biographies because most of them are slightly similar, and it's voyeuristic, looking into someone's life. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
People are like, 'Wow you started your own record label,' and treat me like I'm some sort of innovative genius, when I'm… — 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
Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I really want a Christmas in New York one year, when it's snowing. Like, it's Christmas morning, and you have a fight… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I never planned to be a professional artist - I just want to be a sustainable artist. I guess they're the same… — 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… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
