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. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
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. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
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. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
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. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
I’ve always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone’s feelings. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
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. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
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. Martha Wainwright Read Quote
