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
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.
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?
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.
You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.
I wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl - long before I was a musician and a songwriter.
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.
If I have to work in McDonalds, fine - I had a really great run and made a living at music for 20 years, and how many other people can say that?
I want to paint. That is probably going to sound so pretentious coming from someone who's been a musician.
The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids.
I used to be an over-packer! It took me a while to be smart about what I brought with me. I used to tour with a huge bag full of clothes and another one full of shoes because I wanted to have choices. And I ended up wearing the same pair of shoes all the time!
People think that my personality can be reduced to what?s in the songs on Hey Babe and it?s not true. But people don?t realize that.
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.
You find yourself approaching middle age, playing another scuzzy rock club.