When I listen to my songs, they seem like pieces of music or art, like a painting that you look at. The… — Martha Wainwright Art Copy Share Image
You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then… — Martha Wainwright Ask me Copy Share Image
I was not that pretty a girl and I was never pursued as a teenager or young woman, so I was used… — Martha Wainwright Age Copy Share Image
Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit. — Martha Wainwright Being a woman Copy Share Image
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.… — Martha Wainwright Divorce Copy Share Image
I've spent the first part of my life in the shadow of my family. I'm not going to live in the shadow… — Martha Wainwright Family Copy Share Image
I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that… — Martha Wainwright Children Copy Share Image
I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my… — Martha Wainwright Art Copy Share Image
I tried to find a way out in many ways, but it all caught up with me. Once I realised I could… — Martha Wainwright Caught Copy Share Image
I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as… — Martha Wainwright Acting Copy Share Image
If there's one thing that differentiates me from the rest of my family it's the rock element. I hung out with friends… — Martha Wainwright Bigs Copy Share Image
I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive. — Martha Wainwright Alive Copy Share Image
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… — Martha Wainwright Embrace Copy Share Image
I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable. — Martha Wainwright People Copy Share Image
I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card… — Martha Wainwright Beauty Copy Share Image
It can often happen that motherhood can really stop a lot of women in their tracks and I wanted to try and… — Martha Wainwright Happens Copy Share Image
I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities. — Martha Wainwright Ability Copy Share Image
I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing. — Martha Wainwright Music Copy Share Image
I was kind of a misfit, and when my mother died, I had to become an adult, something that I never thought… — Martha Wainwright Adults Copy Share Image
I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself. — Martha Wainwright Fool Copy Share Image
I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for… — Martha Wainwright Dump Copy Share Image
I play in bars all the time in the States, so I'm kind of used to it. I've just got off the… — Martha Wainwright Australia Copy Share Image
My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of… — Martha Wainwright Brother Copy Share Image
