About Liz Phair: Elizabeth Clark "Liz" Phair is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Women artists need to break barriers in order for women's experience to be valuable.
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 I felt it, too.
You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage.
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.
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.
I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response.
Wearing a veneer of perfection never did me any good.
I'm working on a proper rock record, a good, old-school rock record. Finally.
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.
I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible.
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!
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.
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.
It's about the journey and the process. I do things because I love doing them, or trying them.
I am comfortable performing now. I love it!
All parents gush about what it's like to be a parent. I love it.
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.
When you love what you do, you're happy just doing it!
I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time.
I don't think you can spend too much time as an artist believing what other people think.
