Juliana Hatfield Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)

“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?”

“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.”

“Writing helps me process things that are happening to me.”

“You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”