Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfieldis an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area. She was formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls and now performs as a solo artist, and as one half of Minor Alps, alongside Matthew Caws of Nada Surf. In December 2014, Paste Magazine named her cover of the "Needle in the Hay", a song by Elliott Smith, as No. 10 one of the "20 Best Cover Songs of 2014."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth27 July 1967
CityWiscosset, ME
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
I've been sleeping through my life Now I'm waking up And I want to stand in the sunshine I have never been ecstatic Had a flower but it never bloomed In the darkness of my wasted youth It was hiding in the shadows Learning to become invisible Uncover me
To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.
I don't believe songs that try to say everything in a simple slogan.
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.
For a long time, music was hope. Now it seems music isn't enough to make me happy. It used to be that's all I needed to keep going. Now I need other things to take up the other parts of my life.
When I first started making music, I didn't really know what I was doing. I just wanted to write songs. I didn't have a concept. I didn't think it through. I was just flailing around doing what comes naturally. It took me a really long time to step back and deal with what I was doing with any kind of perspective or self-awareness.
I always believe that a person can learn so much by just jumping into something and trying to do it rather than having someone else teach you everything.
I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.
My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.
I like people wanting to know about me.
It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.
How can I shield myself from the things that I hear?