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Young kids don't have their identity, so everything is so important. Now I'm mature. I know who I am and I know what my thing is and I know what I'm bringing. It's very clear and defined.

Liz Phair

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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
Identity
Clear
Kids
Young
Everything
Important
Mature
Thing
Bringing
Defined

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That's what music is to me. Like, stuff that I really like to play loud. And I've got my quiet CDs, too, that I listen to around the house, but if you can't go there, then... Everyone gets so upset with me, I can't win
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It was a source of shame for my family that I was in rock and roll, which is so blue-collar. It just isn't done. And I felt it, too.
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Women's bodies are used to sell anything and everything because it works, it grabs people's attention, and advertisers aren't going to stop using something that works.
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And, you know, I still haven't been contacted by Mick Jagger, either!
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I mean, I kind of remember... I'm 36 now, so it's kind of hard for me to relate to what it was like when I was 25, or 24, but I do remember a period in time when that's how I defined who I was, by the music I listened to and the movies I went to.
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After my first record came out, I read everything. I was so amazed that I was in the press.
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Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities.
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I am comfortable performing now. I love it!
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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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You been around enough to see that if you think you're it, you better check with me.
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I love stretching myself musically.
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I love scoring. Putting music to picture is a rewarding challenge and one that relies on interpretation of emotion - as in, what is the pivotal feeling in a scene and which character's point of view is driving it at any given moment?
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You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage.
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I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.
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Women artists need to break barriers in order for women's experience to be valuable.
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I don't know it just seemed like the cooler guys are playing Xbox. At least the ones I know.
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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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Nothing feeds a hunger like a thirst
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I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible.
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