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You're really creative when you're in an environment that you don't know how to handle. So collaborating was like that for me. I think that was one of the reasons why I knew I was gonna get a challenging reaction.
Liz Phair
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Liz Phair
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 17
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New Haven
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Elizabeth Clark Phair
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