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.

Juliana Hatfield

Sometimes I feel like a human pin cushion. Every painful emotion hits me with ridiculously exaggerated force. And the anxiety feels like hands inside of me, squeezing my guts really hard.

Juliana Hatfield

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

My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.

Juliana Hatfield

I don't make money on the road, and so there's less and less incentive for me to do it when I don't have that adolescent desire for whatever it is, glory or fame.

Juliana Hatfield

When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.

Juliana Hatfield

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

Juliana Hatfield

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

Juliana Hatfield

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

Juliana Hatfield

To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I've been living my own version of success since the early '90s when I first got signed. I haven't had a job since then.

Juliana Hatfield

People don't analyze Britney Spears' lyrics 'cause they're so obvious, you know? And her image is so kind of blah and mainstream that who really wants to read between the lines, because it's all so out there in front of you and boring and white bread.

Juliana Hatfield

My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.

Juliana Hatfield

Every song brings back memories, like I remember where I wrote all these songs. 'Universal Heartbeat' was my apartment in New York City. 'My Sister' was at my apartment in Boston. I remember places and I remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.

Juliana Hatfield

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 certain point, I realized that I loved syrupy pop music with tons of harmony.

Juliana Hatfield

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

You think you know who you are, and then other people have these other ideas.

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.

Juliana Hatfield

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

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

Juliana Hatfield

I make music and I can't stop. It's a compulsion and an obsession and a curse.

Juliana Hatfield

Juliana Hatfield Quotes

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.

Sometimes I feel like a human pin cushion. Every painful emotion hits me with ridiculously exaggerated force. And the anxiety feels like hands inside of me, squeezing my guts really hard.

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

My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.

I don't make money on the road, and so there's less and less incentive for me to do it when I don't have that adolescent desire for whatever it is, glory or fame.

When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I've been living my own version of success since the early '90s when I first got signed. I haven't had a job since then.

People don't analyze Britney Spears' lyrics 'cause they're so obvious, you know? And her image is so kind of blah and mainstream that who really wants to read between the lines, because it's all so out there in front of you and boring and white bread.

My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.

Every song brings back memories, like I remember where I wrote all these songs. 'Universal Heartbeat' was my apartment in New York City. 'My Sister' was at my apartment in Boston. I remember places and I remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.

You think you know who you are, and then other people have these other ideas.

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.

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.

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

I make music and I can't stop. It's a compulsion and an obsession and a curse.