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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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" 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. "

Liz Phair

People

Back

Early

" When you love what you do, you're happy just doing it! "

" 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. "

Liz Phair

Learning

World

" I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in. "

" 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. "

Liz Phair

Women

Young

" I'm very cerebral. I like to think things through. "

Liz Phair

Through

Think

" I was raised to be a very intelligent housewife. "

" I wear clothes that most people in the Midwest would probably deem inappropriate at my age. And I rock a bikini all summer long. I know that it's not normal, but I just don't care. I live once. "

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

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

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

" I think I write songs because of pent-up feelings. "

" You're really creative when you're in an environment that you don't know how to handle. So collaborating was like that for me. I think that was one of the reasons why I knew I was gonna get a challenging reaction. "

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

" 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 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 try to see interviewing as performance art, and just take it as it comes. "

" I love stretching myself musically. "

" I've lost touch with a lot of that boutique-type music just because of my age, and raising my son and the multiple jobs I have at this point. "

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

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

Liz Phair

Playing

Xbox

" 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? "

" Lana Del Rey seems to be bothering everybody because she allegedly 'remade' herself from a folk singing, girl-next-door type into an electro-urban kitty cat on the prowl (of course I like her), and they feel she is inauthentic. "

Liz Phair

Singing

She

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

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

" The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue. "

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

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

" 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. "