Best Liz Phair Sayings
- I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records. Competitive
- 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… Age
- 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… Blue
- People hang their hopes on you fitting into their CD collection in way that they have made a space for, but I'm playing a longer… Cd
- Picture being forced to talk endlessly about your feelings and listen and care when what you needed was just to get something done. Care
- Wearing a veneer of perfection never did me any good. Any
- Yeah, I like to be the maker of the art. And I like and want the money. But I don't really dig being famous. Art
- I love scoring. Putting music to picture is a rewarding challenge and one that relies on interpretation of emotion - as in, what is the… Any
- 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… Amazing
- 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… Chance
- 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… Age
- When I use the Internet, it's pretty much strictly for music. Checking out other people's web sites, what's going on, listening to music. It's pretty… Beauty
- 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… Advertiser
- 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… Bringing
- My career has been riddled with controversy, which I never fully understand. Been
- I think I write songs because of pent-up feelings. Feelings
- 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… Bad
- No matter how I do this, my best songs have profanity in them. Best
- You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage. Artist
- My nails are a disaster. If I play guitar when my nails are long, I just tear them off. Disaster
- I was raised to be a very intelligent housewife. Housewife
- You know, you become an artist, you become an observer, of life, and you digest life by making art about it. Art
- 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… Break