You think you know who you are, and then other people have these other ideas. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
When I first started making music, I didn’t really know what I was doing. I just wanted to write songs. I didn’t have a concept. I didn’t think it through. I was just flailing around doing what comes naturally. It took me a really long time to step back and deal with what I was doing with any kind of perspective or self-awareness. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
I get a little sick of myself as a solo artist. I get a little bit bored. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
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. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
What does it mean to a person whose identity is very wrapped up in the music she makes, if her worth is measured by how many records she sells? Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
I think everyone’s pretty much the same underneath. The collective unconscious is a real thing. There’s only a few emotions, and we all have them. There’s, like, seven emotions. So personal is universal. Everyone experiences confusion, joy and pain, just in different forms. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
I could make a whole album with no one else involved at all. It would be a total, unadulterated expression of myself. Because whenever you have others playing on a project, their influence becomes a part of it. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
Doing interviews can sometimes mess up my head. It makes me feel dirty. It’s frustrating how the press recycles a quote to death. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe he’s a movie star. Juliana Hatfield Read Quote
