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The first song I wrote was called You and it was a love song about somebody who didn't even exist. I remember them all because I used to always write terrible poetry. I keep all my notebooks.

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Courtney Barnett
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: November 3
Guitarist
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Courtney Melba Barnett
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