Quotes by Juliana Hatfield

About Juliana Hatfield:

Juliana Hatfield is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area. She was formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls and now performs as a solo artist, and as one half of Minor Alps, alongside Matthew Caws of Nada Surf. In December 2014, Paste Magazine named her cover of the "Needle in the Hay", a song by Elliott Smith, as No. 10 one of the "20 Best Cover Songs of 2014."
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From the beginning, I've always had a knack for catchy melodies. But I went through a period when I was trying to be rock n' roll and have a rock n' roll attitude. I was fighting my nature by trying to play really hard and sing really hard. But at a ...

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You find yourself approaching middle age, playing another scuzzy rock club.

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Songwriting is like editing. You write down all this stuff - all this bad, stupid stuff - and then you have to get rid of everything except the very best.

Juliana Hatfield

I don't have anything to prove anymore. I don't have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I'm in a position of freedom. I don't need anyone's approval.

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I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

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I don't feel bad or scared about getting older in terms of my looks or anything like that. I'm not afraid of my face changing. I enjoy seeing my face change. I think it's really interesting. I wouldn't want to have same face for my whole life. It wou...

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David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.

Juliana Hatfield

My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only play when I'm writing or recording or when I'm playing on tour. When I'm sitting around at home, I never play.

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I'm a damaged person, but I have hope and a will to not give up.

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For a long time, music was hope. Now it seems music isn't enough to make me happy. It used to be that's all I needed to keep going. Now I need other things to take up the other parts of my life.

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I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

Juliana Hatfield

I listen to NPR and baseball games when I'm in my car. I mean, exclusively NPR and baseball games, and that's it, as far as the radio.

Juliana Hatfield

My dad claims that he was able to trace us back to the West Virginia Hatfields. When I look at the old pictures, the patriarchs have kind of a physical likeness to some of the men on the father's side of my family. I want it to be true.

Juliana Hatfield

My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.

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Doing interviews can sometimes mess up my head. It makes me feel dirty. It's frustrating how the press recycles a quote to death.

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Puerto Ricans who find they can no longer afford to keep their pets often choose to drop their dogs, sometimes even whole litters of puppies, at a beach - sometimes under cover of night, in secret - rather than surrender the animal to a city or state...

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If I have to work in McDonalds, fine - I had a really great run and made a living at music for 20 years, and how many other people can say that?

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It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

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The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.

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Songwriting is like going to church. I'm connecting to something, and it's rewarding in really important ways. I don't need to share it with anyone to feel good about it.

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Author Bio

  • NameJuliana Hatfield
  • DescriptionAmerican guitarist/singer-songwriter and author
  • BornJuly 27, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Composer; Autobiographer