I have been a bridesmaid. Fortunately, the outfits were pretty tame. They were cream and black, but I still wouldn’t wear them out in public, though. – 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
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
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
To make big steps, you’ve got to take action yourself and not listen to other people. – Juliana Hatfield
People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you’re a girl. – Juliana Hatfield
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’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 feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting. – 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. – Juliana Hatfield
Songwriting is like going to church. I’m connecting to something, and it’s rewarding in really important ways. I don’t need to share it with anyone to feel good about it. – Juliana Hatfield
Songwriting is like editing. You write down all this stuff – all this bad, stupid stuff – and then you have to get rid of everything except the very best. – Juliana Hatfield
I’m totally committed to the cause of individuality. That’s the only thing I stand by: independence. – Juliana Hatfield
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? – Juliana Hatfield
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. – Juliana Hatfield
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. – Juliana Hatfield
I’ve seen quite a bit of the world, but I really like Sweden and feel like I could live there some day. – Juliana Hatfield
My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved. – Juliana Hatfield