Juliana Hatfield Quotes

"I think I'm the only person who doesn't have her own website. So in that way, it's a good thing, because they give people information which they might want and they fulfill that purpose. But then again, there may be information that I don't want people getting and they can get that from such sites... People will exploit anything and everything, and the Internet is a great place to do that. That's where some of my skeptical and negative feelings come from."

"I feel like I'm too underground or too on the fringes to be a real role model. I suppose I am to some people, and that's nice if someone's inspired by me, but I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform"

"It sounds kind of selfish, but I'm really writing for myself, but I hope people can relate. Not that many emotions people feel are different. I'm writing about the stuff everybody feels."

"It's really hard to explain, but there's something really pure about that state of mind, when everything looks bleak. It's like a friend. Depression is like your best friend because it keeps coming back."

"It's not about boys. It's not about love and relationships. It's more about the existential sadness of life and how that can be really enriching if you choose to look at it that way. It's about savoring depression because you learn so much from it."

"I'll let my personal life suffer if there's something that I have to do for the music. I think I take pleasure in suffering, to some extent."

"I'm definitely fucked-up enough. The more years pass the more I realize how truly fucked-up I really am. And I feel pretty good about that! I think I'm definitely screwed-up enough to be a good artist eventually. I still haven't reached my full potential as an artist and an insane person, but I will one day! One day I'll do my masterpiece and go completely insane at the same time. "

"I was a little bit dismayed at how misunderstood my last records were. The double release, the last records, were very self-indulgent, and they probably were not meant for very many people's ears..."

"I'm ticklish--my KNEES are ticklish."

"Women should be as strong as they can be, because they're naturally weaker."

"I can't kill myself, suicide is not an option because I have my dog and I wouldn't trust anyone to take care of her if I died."

"I don't think normal life would have suited me. I think I would have not lasted very long with normal life. I think that music saved me and I would have no life without it, and most of the friendships that I have and the people that I know - I've come to know them through music. So music has been a powerful positive force in my life. I'm on a path, a musical journey and it's not finished yet and nothing will stop me and the industry is not gonna stop me from making music either."

"I have mixed feelings about that," she says. "I feel offended by what I see is a violation of my rights and my property. The version on there has a completely random sequence, and there's songs on it that I didn't want people to hear. But there's a thin line between right and wrong. After Jeff Buckley died and the record [Sketches for My Sweetheart, the Drunk] came out, I knew Jeff wouldn't have wanted that, but I bought it anyway." - about her unreleased 1997 album God's Foot showing up on Napster.

"I got used to certain things like having a larger budget to record with so I can spend more time in the studio, which is nice. And they really got all the CDs and records in the stores. The record is just a one-off with Zoe. If the right thing comes along, I'm still looking for the right thing. There's a lot of pluses, you just have to take advantage of them, but then you are also taking the risk of being abandoned or not appreciated." - asked if she would go back to a major label again if the situation arose.

"I'll never be a slut. I can tell you that much. I can tell you that will never happen."

"There was a moment back then, a few years ago, when I had a song on the radio ("My Sister") and the timing was right for it because stuff that was a little more quirky was being played on the air. But that was sort of a fluke window of opportunity. I was playing that style of music anyway. I can't be worrying about trying to fit into what is popular at any moment. I'd rather just be able to continue doing what I do."

"I needed the freedom to explore my musical possibilities. On major labels there is a lot more pressure to make hits. But my main goal wasn't to get songs on the radio, because I'm still experimenting and trying to figure out what exactly it is that I want to play. So I wanted more freedom which the independent label gave me. "