Liz Phair

“It seems to me like the Internet allows you to break that structure a little bit. You know, here's your CD that's going into stores, here's your EP that you offer online, here's a subscription for songs you recorded on the road, here's your live stuff streaming.”

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

“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.”

“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?”

“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.”

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

“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!”

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

“Wearing a veneer of perfection never did me any good.”

“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.”

“I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response.”

“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 much a musical thing for me.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 game than that.”

“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.”

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