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" I want to paint. That is probably going to sound so pretentious coming from someone who's been a musician. "
Juliana Hatfield
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" I never felt happy with the idea that part of what I do is to be an object to be looked at. I thought of my public persona as an entity separate to myself. "
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" I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. "
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" Playing a show is a monumental hassle. You've got to schlep all your heavy equipment into the van, then you've got to drive for five hours, then you have to schlep all the heavy equipment out of the van, onto the stage, set it up, do the sound check, hang around for three hours, then play the show, which is incredibly draining. "
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" I am not dead inside. I still care about right and wrong. "
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" 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. "
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" People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl. "
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" 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. "
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" 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? "
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" I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence. "
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" You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody. "
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" When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes. "
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" 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'm a neo-Luddite. "
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" I like visiting LA, but I wouldn't want to live there. "
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" Writing helps me process things that are happening to me. "
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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 certain point, I realized that I loved syrupy pop music with tons of harmony. "
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" I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing. "
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" At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk. "
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" As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion. "
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. "
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" Harmonies come really naturally to me. I don't have to labor too hard over them. I'll sing a lead vocal, and then I will immediately have all of these other ideas for vocal harmonies. I think that some of the most fun parts of recording, for me, are the vocal harmonies. "
Juliana Hatfield
" 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
" I don't buy a lot when I travel, but when I do, I like to send gifts from wherever I am. It's fun to find the local post office. "
Juliana Hatfield
" I'm able to see humor in a lot of things. "
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
" It costs a lot of money to make an album in a studio in New York with a producer and musicians. I have to pay a publicist every month. I have to pay for mastering, production, the manufacturing of the discs. Then, to promote an album properly, you have to spend a lot of money. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I think the reason I've been able to keep making music is because I'm not married, I don't have kids. "
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" I find myself a fascinating subject. "
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