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Songwriting is like editing. You write down all this stuff - all this bad, stupid stuff - and then you have to get rid of everything except the very best.

Juliana Hatfield

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Juliana Hatfield
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 27
Autobiographer
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
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People in L.A. don't have to brace themselves against the cold they slack off permanently, and their brains turn to mush.
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I don't believe songs that try to say everything in a simple slogan.
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Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I've ever seen. I can't believe he's a movie star.
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In this world, where everything happens so fast, it's hard to sit back, take the time and contemplate.
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I like people wanting to know about me.
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My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.
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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.
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People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.
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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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