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Courtney Barnett

Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter and musician. Known for her witty, rambling lyrics and deadpan singing style, Barnett attracted attention with the release of her debut EP, I've Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris. International interest from the UK and North American music press came with the release of The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas in October 2013.

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An album is a thing you take time out and go work on.

Album, Albums, Take, Take Time, Time, Work

I started writing songs when I started learning guitar.

Guitar, Learning, Song, Songs, Writing

There'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.

Interesting, Music, Stuff, Thing, Things, World

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.

Early, Early 20S, Festivals, Used

I definitely grew up on a lot of American bands. I didn't really know that there were any decent Australian bands until I was around 20.

Australian, Band, Bands, Decent, Definitely, Grew Up

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.

Important, Interesting, Life, Saying, Thinking, Tidbits

I don't know anything except being female, so I don't know the opposite of it.

Except, Female, Knows, Opposite, Opposites

Smoke Ring for My Halo was the first album I bought of Kurt's Vile, and when I first listened to "Peeping Tomboy" I was really depressed and unemployed. But the lyrics are, "I don't want to work. I don't want to sit around all day frowning. " I was like, "Ah! Yes!"

Like, Rings, Smoke, Tomboy, Unemployed, Yes

The 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.

Notebook, Song, Terrible, Write, Writing

I grew up listening to Nirvana, and then went through some bad 90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.

Australian, Grew, Listening, Stuff, Wonder

Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff.

Artist, Inspire, People, See, Stuff

I don't really feel like a rock artist, but I guess in the small category of the world of music genres, that's where I fall in because I've got a guitar.

Artist, Fall, Like, Rock, Rocks

I think that if people get my music, then they get what my message is.

Message, Messages, Music, People, Think, Thinking

I don't like to overcook songs.

Like, Overcook, Song, Songs

Every time I write a song it feels like it could be the last one I do, or it always feels like a fluke.

Feels, Lasts, Song, Write, Writing

I think everyone's so scared of other people judging them.

Judging, People, Think, Thinking

I've never liked songs that are about writing, or struggling to write. Maybe it's because it's too relatable to me.

Liked, Relatable, Song, Songs, Struggle, Writing

"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.

Couple, Figuring, Say, Song, Struggle, Written

Once you write and record a song, it becomes everyone else's song.

Becomes, Record, Song, Write, Writing

I reckon that growing up, listening to so much different music, I think over time I just kind of sucked it all in and it probably comes back out through my music.

Growing Up, Kind, Listening, Sucked, Thinking, Time

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