Quotes by Courtney Barnett

About Courtney Barnett:

Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Melbourne. Known for her witty, rambling lyrics and deadpan singing style, she attracted attention from the North American and UK music press in October 2013 with the release of two EPs and well-received performances at the CMJ Music Marathon. At the latter event, Barnett was mentioned by both Rolling Stone and The New York Times as a standout performer.
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When I was on the road with Billy Bragg, it was cool because I was doing the whole thing solo and travel a lot by myself, which I quite like. I mean, I love being with friends, but it's kind of nice having that alone time.

Courtney Barnett

Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff.

Courtney Barnett

I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I'm really grateful for - it's pretty nice being introduced to that when you're little.

Courtney Barnett

I really want a Christmas in New York one year, when it's snowing. Like, it's Christmas morning, and you have a fight with someone, and you run down the street, and it's snowing, and you can't find them.

Courtney Barnett

Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute.

Courtney Barnett

What's funny about the slacker thing, people project an image of what they think a musician is: young, slack, unemployed - like a really romantic idea of a poet, writer or musician - which isn't really true a lot of the time. I don't reckon you would...

Courtney Barnett

I have a normal life; I don't do anything crazy.

Courtney Barnett

I like reading biographies because most of them are slightly similar, and it's voyeuristic, looking into someone's life.

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I started writing songs when I started learning guitar.

Courtney Barnett

The first song I wrote was called 'You,' and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist.

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I don't like to overcook songs.

Courtney Barnett

If I write something down, it's normally just a sharp one-liner.

Courtney Barnett

I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis.

Courtney Barnett

I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.

Courtney Barnett

I liked the idea of being a photographer, just that you take this one picture of this one thing that'll never happen again - it's a bit weird when you think about it.

Courtney Barnett

I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested.

Courtney Barnett

I keep a journal and just kind of take notes. I don't really so much sit down and write songs - I just take a lot of notes, and sometimes I sit down and put them all together.

Courtney Barnett

Leaving the house is a big enough occasion for me, so getting on a plane and flying across the world and playing to a room full of people is just out of this world.

Courtney Barnett

I never planned to be a professional artist - I just want to be a sustainable artist. I guess they're the same thing if you look at them from a different angle.

Courtney Barnett

When I started Milk! Records, it was a pretty non-profit making venture.

Courtney Barnett

Author Bio

  • NameCourtney Barnett
  • DescriptionAustralian musician
  • Born1988
  • CountryAustralia