You can't read when you're traveling with other people; it always feels a bit rude. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
The first song I wrote was called 'You,' and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
We're a very success-driven culture, which is such a downer at times. Even if you don't think that way, you're forced to… — 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 liked the idea of being a photographer, just that you take this one picture of this one thing that'll never happen… — 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
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
Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff.… — 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
