Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwrightis a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. She was raised in a musical family along with her older brother, Rufus Wainwright, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth8 May 1976
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful interesting might
I might not be beautiful, but I'm very interesting!
running people unattainable
I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself.
talking
I don't like talking about music.
kids being-a-woman neglect
Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.
coquette cards kind
I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it.
relationship giving willing
You have to be willing to give a lot to be in a relationship with me because a lot of the time it's about me.
skills careers long
I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities.
brother interesting childhood
My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and interesting as he was.
children dad night
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.
guitar people personality
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.
song writing seems
I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.
husband shadow firsts
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.
writing people feelings
I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's useful not to dump on people while simultaneously expressing a truth or a feeling if it's necessary, without diluting the intensity of the lyric.
fun school college
I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians.