Courtney Barnett

I started writing songs when I started learning guitar. ”

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

I hate going anywhere. I'm really excited to travel and play all these different places, but if I had it my way, I would stay inside, maybe go to the back garden or walk around the corner to the shops. That's it. ”

Obviously, the more you tour, the more comfortable you get. ”

You can't read when you're traveling with other people; it always feels a bit rude. ”

I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested. ”

I liked the idea of being a photographer, just that you take this one picture of this one thing that'll never happen again - it's a bit weird when you think about it. ”

I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis. ”

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. ”

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