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What's funny about the slacker thing, people project an image of what they think a musician is: young, slack, unemployed - like a really romantic idea of a poet, writer or musician - which isn't really true a lot of the time. I don't reckon you would know anything about me if I wasn't moderately hard-working.

~Courtney Barnett

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When I started Milk! Records, it was a pretty non-profit making venture.

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People are like, 'Wow you started your own record label,' and treat me like I'm some sort of innovative genius, when I'm not at all. You've got the Internet and music - you put them together, and people hear your music.

~Courtney Barnett

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I just want to be self-sustainable so that I can continue to just do what I like to do and not make a million dollars. Nobody needs a million dollars.

~Courtney Barnett

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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.

~Courtney Barnett

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I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself to get over things.

~Courtney Barnett

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We're a very success-driven culture, which is such a downer at times. Even if you don't think that way, you're forced to think that way. Everyone is trying to subconsciously out-do everyone else.

~Courtney Barnett

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I have a normal life; I don't do anything crazy.

~Courtney Barnett

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I like reading biographies because most of them are slightly similar, and it's voyeuristic, looking into someone's life.

~Courtney Barnett

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When I was on the road with Billy Bragg, it was cool because I was doing the whole thing solo and travel a lot by myself, which I quite like. I mean, I love being with friends, but it's kind of nice having that alone time.

~Courtney Barnett

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Musician

Born: Unknown

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