"On Script" is one of my favorite songs I've ever written. I'd just been jamming on it one day, and again I was struggling with lyrics. I'm still figuring out what it's about. I've seen a couple of reviews that are like, "It's about the monotony of playing the same songs every night," because I say, "On script every night/Like a well-rehearsed stage show." It's not about that at all, but I find that funny, how people project what they think about me, or songwriters in general.
Courtney BarnettSometimes I have something stuck in my head and that directs the rhyme that I'm writing with.
Courtney BarnettI've never liked songs that are about writing, or struggling to write. Maybe it's because it's too relatable to me.
Courtney BarnettThere's lots of interesting stuff happening in the world. Lots of good and bad things, and there's interest in music still, which there always will be, which is always a good thing.
Courtney Barnett