Courtney Barnett Quotes
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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.
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I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.
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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 think that way. Everyone is trying to subconsciously out-do everyone else.
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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.
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I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested.
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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.
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An album is a thing you take time out and go work on.
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Obviously, the more you tour, the more comfortable you get.
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I don't like to overcook songs.
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You can't read when you're traveling with other people; it always feels a bit rude.
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Everyone writes in whatever way feels comfortable to them. People write songs because maybe they don't feel so comfortable talking about whatever matters.
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Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff.
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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 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.
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If I write something down, it's normally just a sharp one-liner.
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I just want to be self-sustainable so that I can continue to just do what I like to do and not make a million dollars. Nobody needs a million dollars.
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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.
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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.
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I just get bored really quickly and want to push myself to the next level.
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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 stay inside, maybe go to the back garden or walk around the corner to the shops. That's it.
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If I make a wrong decision, I worry what might have been. I stress out over very insignificant things.
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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 have a normal life; I don't do anything crazy.
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When I started Milk! Records, it was a pretty non-profit making venture.