I think that a good song is catchy, and a great song is not catchy - but it has a deeper meaning. Courtney Barnett More Quotes by Courtney Barnett More Quotes From Courtney Barnett I started writing songs when I started learning guitar. Courtney Barnett guitar writing song It's easier to be angry. It's harder to be positive and happy, I reckon. Courtney Barnett being-positive harder easier 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. Courtney Barnett growing-up listening thinking I've never really had a certain style of music in mind that I make, or am really adamant on how something should sound, but I like the process of not knowing, of just seeing what happens and what comes out. Courtney Barnett style knowing mind The 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 Barnett play song thinking I 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 lazy writing song Every time I write a song it feels like it could be the last one I do, or it always feels like a fluke. Courtney Barnett lasts writing song I grew up listening to Nirvana, and then went through some bad 90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders. Courtney Barnett listening wonder stuff 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. Courtney Barnett decent grew band If I make a wrong decision, I worry what might have been. I stress out over very insignificant things. Courtney Barnett insignificant-things stress worry If I'm not touring I'd just be at home, just driving - I'm kind of at a loss for how that stuff works. Courtney Barnett loss home stuff I think that if people get my music, then they get what my message is. Courtney Barnett messages people thinking I like reading biographies because most of them are slightly similar, and it's voyeuristic, looking into someone's life. Courtney Barnett looking someone reading life I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff. Which I'm really grateful for - it's pretty nice being introduced to that when you're little. Courtney Barnett cool you grateful nice Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute. Courtney Barnett me you dad cute I keep a journal and just kind of take notes. I don't really so much sit down and write songs - I just take a lot of notes, and sometimes I sit down and put them all together. Courtney Barnett sit down together sometimes If I write something down, it's normally just a sharp one-liner. Courtney Barnett write down something just I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis. Courtney Barnett emotions just comfortable talking I really want a Christmas in New York one year, when it's snowing. Like, it's Christmas morning, and you have a fight with someone, and you run down the street, and it's snowing, and you can't find them. Courtney Barnett fight you christmas morning I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested. Courtney Barnett rock nobody start school
