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I prefer to be reclusive and private about my creation and then, once I'm finished, present it to people.

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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
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Private
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People
Reclusive

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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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When I was young, I used to need other people's albums and I got very involved with their music and it meant a lot to me.
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I can't say I don't get nervous, but I really kind of enjoy performing now.
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Women artists need to break barriers in order for women's experience to be valuable.
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I probably had some impact, because everyone keeps telling me that I did. I like to feel like I'm coming out with something to try to make room for other young women to make their art.
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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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