I'm very hands on with my music - I do all the artwork and everything myself - and the songs I write aren't necessarily the most commercial. Courtney Barnett artworkcommercialhand Change image and share on social
When I started Milk! Records, it was a pretty non-profit making venture. Courtney Barnett makemilkpretty Change image and share on social
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 christmasfightfind share on social
If I write something down, it's normally just a sharp one-liner. Courtney Barnett linersharpwrite Change image and share on social
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 know anything about me if I wasn't moderately hard-working. Courtney Barnett funnyhardidea share on social
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 balletclassicalcool share on social
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 angleartistguess Change image and share on social
The first song I wrote was called 'You,' and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist. Courtney Barnett callexistlove Change image and share on social
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. Courtney Barnett culturedownerdrive Change image and share on social
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders. Courtney Barnett 90saustralianbad Change image and share on social