“You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage.”

American singer-songwriter and musician

Liz Phair is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in 1967, she grew up mainly in the Chicago area after being born in New Haven, Connecticut. She is known for building a career in alternative rock in the 1990s. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she tried to launch her music career in San Francisco, then returned to Chicago. There she began self-releasing cassette recordings as Girly-Sound, a step that led to a recording contract with the independent label Matador Records. Her work is closely associated with direct, personal songwriting.