Quotes from 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.

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

My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.

It may seem strange, but the most grateful I've ever felt was when I was held up at gunpoint. After I handed over my wallet and the mugger ran off into the woods, I thought, 'Thank you for not shooting me.' I was overwhelmingly glad to be alive and unharmed.

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.

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.

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

A heart that hurts is a heart that works.

In this world, where everything happens so fast, it's hard to sit back, take the time and contemplate.

Human relations, I mess them up, and they let me down.

I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

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.

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.

The most rabidly religious people are the most rabidly evil.

Music is so hard. It's a struggle to get people to care. It's hard to make an impact in today's world because people aren't buying records anymore.

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?

My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only play when I'm writing or recording or when I'm playing on tour. When I'm sitting around at home, I never play.

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

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

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

I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.

I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.

I've finally learned to love my voice for its uniqueness.

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.