Martha Wainwright Quotes & Sayings

“I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children.”

“I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself.”

“I've spent the first part of my life in the shadow of my family. I'm not going to live in the shadow of my husband.”

“I wanted to be heard myself, which is hard in a household of people who were very showy. It forced me to find myself and define a personality and a way of being different, and that's a thing that's going to help me to survive in a world of many people playing the guitar.”

“I don't like talking about music.”

“I might not be beautiful, but I'm very interesting!”

“Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.”

“I was kind of a misfit, and when my mother died, I had to become an adult, something that I never thought I would ever be.”

“I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.”

“I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable.”