56 Quotes by Courtney Barnett

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

I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself to get over things.

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

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.

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.

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.

I just get bored really quickly and want to push myself to the next level.

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

You can't read when you're traveling with other people; it always feels a bit rude.