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I was not that pretty a girl and I was never pursued as a teenager or young woman, so I was used to having no shame and trying to get people to love me.

Martha Wainwright

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Martha Wainwright
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: May 8
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Martha McGarrigle-Wainwright
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I play in bars all the time in the States, so I'm kind of used to it. I've just got off the road with the family in Australia, and I enjoyed it but it feels really good to be getting back to doing this stuff.
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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.
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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.
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I tried to find a way out in many ways, but it all caught up with me. Once I realised I could sing and write songs, it was just so much easier to do than anything else!
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I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.
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I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself.
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If there's one thing that differentiates me from the rest of my family it's the rock element. I hung out with friends who like punk rock a lot. Not getting a big record deal, and having a hard time for years, it means you have to prove yourself and scratch your way up from nothing.
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I might not be beautiful, but I'm very interesting!
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I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities.
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I don't like talking about music.
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You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also one day I hope to have things referred to as Martha Wainwright -esque.
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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.
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