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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

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Juliana Hatfield
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 27
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To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.
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I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.
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I am not dead inside. I still care about right and wrong.
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I don't need a mirror to see that it's true, cause I'm ugly with a capital U.
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David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.
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I don't believe songs that try to say everything in a simple slogan.
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I'm really conflicted about my role as a front-person. I hate the attention.
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If life is a performance, and I am not an actor, am I supposed to lie down and die?
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I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.
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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.
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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.
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Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.
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The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.
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Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.
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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.
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I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.
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