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I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records.

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Liz Phair
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 17
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New Haven
Connecticut
Elizabeth Clark Phair
Competitive
Sell
Sells
Records
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Feels
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People
Marginalized

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