Juliana Hatfield Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• My guitar playing has not developed as much as I think it could because I never practice. I only play when I'm writing or recording or when I'm playing on tour. When I'm sitting around at home, I never play.

  Juliana Hatfield

  Home, Writing, Thinking

• When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes.

  Juliana Hatfield

  Song, Writing, Titles

• 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

  Stupid, Writing, Editing

• When I first started making music, I didn't really know what I was doing. I just wanted to write songs. I didn't have a concept. I didn't think it through. I was just flailing around doing what comes naturally. It took me a really long time to step back and deal with what I was doing with any kind of perspective or self-awareness.

  Juliana Hatfield

  Song, Writing, Thinking

• My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

  Juliana Hatfield

  Writing, Touring, Enjoy

  "The grunge girl grows up" by Priya Elan, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2008.

• Writing helps me process things that are happening to me.

  Juliana Hatfield

  Writing, Helping, Help Me

  "A heart that hurts is a heart that works. I will beat my anorexia" by David Smith, www.theguardian.com. November 22, 2008.

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