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

Some of her songs deal more or less explicitly with her anger towards people Juliana Hatfield sees as not taking responsibility for their actions ("Stay Awake " several of the songs from the album "Total System Failure" notably "The Victim"). Instead of being interviewed Juliana Hatfield simply said "uhh" and then was zapped by Zorak. [dead link]
Hatfield has been based in the northeastern United States for most of her life although Juliana Hatfield tried living for a short time (1999) in Los Angeles an experience that left her disenchanted with that city's scene which Juliana Hatfield found artificial and soulless.

She currently lives in Cambridge Massachusetts and attends School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Juliana Hatfield (born July 27 1967 in Wiscasset Maine United States) is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author from the Boston area formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls.