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Liz Phair

American musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1967 · age 59

Elizabeth Clark Phair is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area.

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  1. …When I’m not working, I safeguard my time to go into a dream state and not have to think about the commercialization of my art or the commodification of myself...

    September 2019 · On separating herself from her stage persona in “In Conversation: Liz Phair” in Vulture (Sept 2019), Own words

  2. …It feels like I understand the male mind better than some people. This whole idea that men just want sex, I don’t think that’s true.

    September 2019 · On the male psyche in “In Conversation: Liz Phair” in Vulture (Sept 2019), Own words

  3. That explains why I have this impulse to share, to be honest and unveil stuff - because that area was like: ‘No, you have to be perfect.

    On her suburban upbringing and the pressure to be perfect in “'You could not have given us a bigger middle finger': Liz Phair on how Trump, Own words

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After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career in San Francisco; however, she returned to her home in Chicago, where she began self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly-Sound. The tapes led to a recording contract with the independent record label Matador Records.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
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Born 1967 · age 59

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