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I wanted to be a writer. I still want to be a prose writer. I feel I am more temperamentally suited to that kind of life, although there are things I still want to do with music.

Juliana Hatfield

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Juliana Hatfield
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 27
Autobiographer
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
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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.
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I'm really conflicted about my role as a front-person. I hate the attention.
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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 buy a lot when I travel, but when I do, I like to send gifts from wherever I am. It's fun to find the local post office.
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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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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 seen quite a bit of the world, but I really like Sweden and feel like I could live there some day.
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I'm pretty good with languages. I know a bit of French and actually want to live in France some day so that I can get fluent. I think it'd be tragic to go through life only knowing one language.
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I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?
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I think the reason I've been able to keep making music is because I'm not married, I don't have kids.
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