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All Quotes by author - Liz Phair

" After my first record came out, I read everything. I was so amazed that I was in the press. "

" All parents gush about what it's like to be a parent. I love it. "

" Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting. "

" Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am a feminist, and I define myself: Be yourself, because if you can get away with it, that is the ultimate feminist act. "

" I am comfortable performing now. I love it! "

" I am just like you and everyone else. I am trying to live my life as best I can. "

" I blend my green drink every morning. I also fix my son a full-on American breakfast with bacon and toast. "

" I can't say I don't get nervous, but I really kind of enjoy performing now. "

" 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! "

" I don't have the same access or time to gain access to music the way I used to. "

" I don't know; it just seemed like the cooler guys are playing Xbox. At least the ones I know. "

" I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible. "

Anything Is Possible

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

" I don't like being approached by people who look at me too intensely, who needed something from me that I didn't have. I don't represent anything. "

" I don't think you can spend too much time as an artist believing what other people think. "

" I ended up becoming so self-conscious that my songs stopped being about my life and started being about what people thought of my music. And that was really bad. "

" I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time. "

" 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. "

" I just don't fit into the box. "

" I just want to make music and make a living. I just have to find the means of doing that. "

" I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff. "

" I love scoring. Putting music to picture is a rewarding challenge and one that relies on interpretation of emotion - as in, what is the pivotal feeling in a scene and which character's point of view is driving it at any given moment? "

" I love stretching myself musically. "

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

" I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records. "

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