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Sitting on a dirt‑struck couch in a punk club’s dressing room, Juliana Hatfield pauses to ask why she keeps songwriting. In this candid memoir she examines the highs of early 1990s fame—cover features in Spin and Sassy, a Ben Stiller‑directed music video for “Spin the Bottle”—and the dark valleys of severe depression that forced a canceled European tour. She recounts a decade of indie releases and small club shows, revealing how each chapter informed her music and personal growth. Through sharply observational prose, Hatfield shares the stories behind her songs, the sources of her struggles, and her ongoing quest to discover new purpose in life.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Juliana Hatfield
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