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I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records.
Liz Phair
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Liz Phair
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 17
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Singer-Songwriter
New Haven
Connecticut
Elizabeth Clark Phair
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I am just like you and everyone else. I am trying to live my life as best I can.
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The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue
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