Stories I Might Regret Telling You by Martha Wainwright

Born into music royalty, the daughter of folk legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and sister to the highly-acclaimed and genre-defying singer Rufus Wainwright, Martha grew up in a world filled with such incomparable folk legends as Leonard Cohen; Suzy Roche, Anna McGarrigle, Richard and Linda Thompson, Pete Townsend, Donald Fagan and Emmylou Harris. It was within this loud, boisterous, carny, musical milieu that Martha came of age, struggling to find her voice until she exploded on the scene with her 2005 debut critically acclaimed album,Martha Wainwright,containing the blistering hit, "Bloody Mother F*cking Asshole,"which theSunday Timescalled one of the best songs of that year. Her successful debut album and the ones that followed such asCome Home to Mama,I Know You're Married but I've Got Feelings Too, andGoodnight Citycame to define Martha's searing songwriting style and established her as a powerful voice to be reckoned with.

In Martha's memoir,Stories I Might Regret Telling You, Martha digs into the deep recesses of herself with the same emotional honesty that has come to define her music. She describes her tumultuous public-facing journey from awkward, earnest, and ultimately rebellious daughter, through her intense competition and ultimate alliance with her brother, Rufus, to the indescribable loss of their mother, Kate, and then, finally, discovering her voice as an artist. With candor and grace, Martha writes of becoming a mother herself and making peace with her past struggles with Kate and her former self, finally understanding and facing the challenge of being a female artist and a mother. Ultimately,Stories I Might Regret Telling Youwill offer readers a thoughtful and deeply personal look into the extraordinary life of one of the most talented singer-songwriters in music today. (From Hachette Books)

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MarthaWainwright is a Canadianmusician and artist. She is the daughter of folk legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and sister of singer Rufus Wainwright. She lives in Montreal.

Interviews with Martha Wainwright

The Sunday Magazine28:55Martha Wainwright is turning the page on her family's story

Singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright isn't afraid to go there. In her new memoir, Stories I Might Regret Telling You, Wainwright the daughter of folk musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III offers a candid look at her life growing up in a family full of famous musicians and making her own path in the business. In The Sunday Magazine's first in-studio interview, Wainwright opens up about things that she says don't get talked about enough, from abortion and divorce to motherhood and living with grief. She tells Piya Chattopadhyay why she's compelled to share so much of herself and treats listeners to a pair of musical performances.