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" 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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" My songs are about not knowing who to be and not knowing how to act. "

" Puerto Rico has a stray dog problem. Tens of thousands of homeless canines - hundreds of thousands, by some estimates - live and die on the streets and beaches all over this Caribbean island of almost four million people. "

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" 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. "

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

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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-run shelter where the animals will face grim conditions and almost certain death by euthanasia. "

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" Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life. "

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" I always believe that a person can learn so much by just jumping into something and trying to do it rather than having someone else teach you everything. "

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" I used to be an over-packer! It took me a while to be smart about what I brought with me. I used to tour with a huge bag full of clothes and another one full of shoes because I wanted to have choices. And I ended up wearing the same pair of shoes all the time! "

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" 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. "

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" My knees are ticklish. "

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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. "

Juliana Hatfield

" I'm definitely a cult artist. "

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" I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. "

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" I still have all the faith and love for my music and yet I'm still playing places for kids. "

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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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" All I'm trying to do is to keep going and keep evolving. "

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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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" As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion. "

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" I like people wanting to know about me. "

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" My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more. "

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" I can't believe I got a major-label record deal. My music was quirky, and my voice was so odd and high and girlish, it was like a weird novelty act. "

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" My growth as an artist and a person has been so slow and gradual, it's hard to make a story out of it. "

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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. "

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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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" 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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" To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people. "

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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 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 would be boring to look at the same face in the mirror for 80 years. "

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" The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids. "

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" People in L.A. don't have to brace themselves against the cold; they slack off permanently, and their brains turn to mush. "

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