Juliana Hatfield
As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.Collection: Religion
I don't think I'm romantic at all. I have a lot of faith in the right thing happening. I don't really hope for a lot of particulars, I just have faith that the right thing will happen most of the time.Collection: Romantic
I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.Collection: Independence
I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.Collection: Humor
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.Collection: Attitude
If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.Collection: Success
A heart that hurts is a heart that works.
Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field.
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.
The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.
I've always been in this sort of perpetual state of existential longing. I feel like something's missing.
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.
At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk.
The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids.
People are complex. I'm just showing my complexity.
My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.
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.
David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.
I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money.
I find myself a fascinating subject.
I like visiting LA, but I wouldn't want to live there.
I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses.
I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.
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.
I'm a neo-Luddite.
I'm full of contradictions.
I'm not a very good advice-giver.
It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.
Just do what feels right.
My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.
My knees are ticklish.
My soul is fine, thanks.
Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it.
People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.
People need meanings to everything. People want you to intellectualize every choice you make.
Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it's hard to believe I was so crazy.
The most rabidly religious people are the most rabidly evil.
The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.
To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.
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 did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.
You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.
I still have all the faith and love for my music and yet I'm still playing places for kids.
What happens when your dream comes true - when the spotlight is on and then it moves away?
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.
My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.
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.
I still have a lot of those depressive thoughts, but now I have the foresight to tell myself, 'Don't think like that,' and things seem better.
Writing helps me process things that are happening to me.
I'm a damaged person, but I have hope and a will to not give up.