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I would argue that the uncomfortable feelings she elicits are simply the by-product of watching a woman wanting and taking like a man.

Liz Phair

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Liz Phair
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 17
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
New Haven
Connecticut
Elizabeth Clark Phair
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