Liz Phair Quotes

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Liz Phair

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 17, 1967

I'm known for being annoyingly gender-focused. It's always been my platform.

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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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The other day I was reading a blog and I linked over to Streisand's Web site, and it was amazing politically. She's so insightful and incisive. And she also says whatever she wants.

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I don't always trust my own instincts. It would be nice if someone else would tell me what I should do with my life!

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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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You know, you become an artist, you become an observer, of life, and you digest life by making art about it.

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It's important to have people who will say to you that you're really off the beaten track.

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Everything that people lob at you who don't know you, it all hurts. When you're doing something as simple as making music, which really, theoretically, shouldn't hurt anyone - I mean, it's a song! Step back for five seconds and laugh.

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I remember even getting kicked out of a bar once because I was too loud and obnoxious.

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Everyone wants to get into soundtracks. Everyone wants to do songs here and there. But, I think they want it for different reasons. I think I'm just tumbling through my life, enjoying playing with everybody.

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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.

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I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

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I have that thrill-seeking mentality, so when people want to know why my incarnations keep changing, or why I'll do something different than I did before, it's that same impulse.

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I always give the encore over to chaos, so people can yell out requests and I can hack my way through a song that I don't really know anymore.

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I'm always champing at the bit to try everything new. It's a terrible quality that I have.

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I was trying to break out of the suburbs, and when I did break out, I don't think I took my whole self with me - I think I played a role of being too cool and hip.

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Guys don't really don't wanna hear if it's really smart, and women feel uncomfortable if you reveal stuff they're going to have to remember they did themselves.

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There's nothing wrong at all with women wanting to be women.

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Wearing a veneer of perfection never did me any good.

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I don't know why it surprises people that I surprise them.

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