I try to take notes of things that happen that I think are important or interesting or just little tidbits here and there that happen in life. And some of it's even just one line or like a saying and I just go off that.
Courtney BarnettThe music, I think, is just as important as the lyrics; it portrays the emotion of the song. I play the kind of music that I want to listen to.
Courtney BarnettThe first song I wrote was called "You" and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist. I remember them all because I used to always write terrible poetry. I keep all my notebooks.
Courtney Barnett