26 Quotes by Martha Wainwright

You have to be willing to give a lot to be in a relationship with me because a lot of the time it's about me.

I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities.

I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.

I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable.

You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also one day I hope to have things referred to as Martha Wainwright -esque.

My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and interesting as he was.

I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children.

I wanted to be heard myself, which is hard in a household of people who were very showy. It forced me to find myself and define a personality and a way of being different, and that's a thing that's going to help me to survive in a world of many people playing the guitar.

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.