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I prefer to be reclusive and private about my creation and then, once I'm finished, present it to people.
Liz Phair
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Liz Phair
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 17
Composer
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
New Haven
Connecticut
Elizabeth Clark Phair
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