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
When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.
I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.
I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.
I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.
My growth as an artist and a person has been so slow and gradual, it's hard to make a story out of it.
Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.
I've finally learned to love my voice for its uniqueness.
You can feel that in the music, just the unease and the distrust of the things that satisfy people, and make people feel good.
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?
I don't feel bad or scared about getting older in terms of my looks or anything like that. I'm not afraid of my face changing. I enjoy seeing my face change. I think it's really interesting. I wouldn't want to have same face for my whole life. It would be boring to look at the same face in the mirror for 80 years.
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.