When I was a teen, or like 18 to early 20s, I used to go to festivals all the time. I'd save all my money.
Courtney BarnettI think that a good song is catchy, and a great song is not catchy - but it has a deeper meaning.
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 BarnettI try to write a lot and my process is kind of back and forth. I procrastinate a lot so when I do sit down to write, I'm pretty lazy at it. And it's such a frustrating thing sometimes - writing - when you don't do it all the time, you get that thing in your head that you have nothing to talk about and you can't write songs.
Courtney Barnett