Liz Phair Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : April 17, 1967 Browse All Authors Top 84 quotes by Liz Phair Just to prove i was right that it's harder to be friends than lovers and you shouldn't try and mix the two, cause if you do and then you're still unhappy, then you know that the problem is you. Liz Phair unhappy trying two Isn't this the best part of breakin' up? Finding someone else you can't get enough of. Someone who wants to be with you, too. Liz Phair finding-someone enough want It’s nice to be liked, but it’s better by far to get paid. Liz Phair paid nice I just want to hear the true voices of women self-expressing - smart ones, stupid ones, ugly ones, beautiful ones, good ones, bad ones, fat ones, thin ones, all of it - until the profound silence that has resounded throughout history is filled with a healthy chorus coming from our side of the aisle. Liz Phair smart stupid beautiful I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean? Liz Phair pain mean art I don't know; it just seemed like the cooler guys are playing Xbox. At least the ones I know. Liz Phair xbox guy knows I am a feminist, and I define myself: Be yourself, because if you can get away with it, that is the ultimate feminist act. Liz Phair get-away being-yourself feminist I don't know why it surprises people that I surprise them. Liz Phair surprise knows people I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible. Liz Phair rum benign knows I try to see interviewing as performance art, and just take it as it comes. Liz Phair performances trying art I am just like you and everyone else. I am trying to live my life as best I can. Liz Phair living-my-life like-you trying I just don't fit into the box. Liz Phair boxes fit 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 is and I know what I'm bringing. It's very clear and defined. Liz Phair who-i-am important kids That's exactly what's exciting for me - the idea of infiltrating the male structure and affecting change from within. Liz Phair males structure ideas I would argue that the uncomfortable feelings she elicits are simply the by-product of watching a woman wanting and taking like a man. Liz Phair uncomfortable-feeling feelings men I mean, I kind of remember... I'm 36 now, so it's kind of hard for me to relate to what it was like when I was 25, or 24, but I do remember a period in time when that's how I defined who I was, by the music I listened to and the movies I went to. Liz Phair kind remember mean There's even more stuff that I'd like to release, but I'm scared to, that's really, um, nerdy... not nerdy in a good way. Like, silly. Liz Phair stuff silly way I am comfortable performing now. I love it! Liz Phair performing comfortable I can't say I don't get nervous, but I really kind of enjoy performing now. Liz Phair nervous enjoy kind You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage. Liz Phair artist needs Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
