187 Quotes by Juliana Hatfield

I like visiting LA, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it’s really for kids.

I’ve always been in this sort of perpetual state of existential longing. I feel like something’s missing.

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

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.

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.

I think the reason I’ve been able to keep making music is because I’m not married, I don’t have kids.

Every song brings back memories, like I remember where I wrote all these songs. ‘Universal Heartbeat’ was my apartment in New York City. ‘My Sister’ was at my apartment in Boston. I remember places and I remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.

I’m totally committed to the cause of individuality. That’s the only thing I stand by: independence.