You have to do what you need to do as an artist. You have to have that courage.
I am comfortable performing now. I love it!
I can't say I don't get nervous, but I really kind of enjoy performing now.
I can feel it in my bones: I'm gonna spend my whole life alone.
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.
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 don't always trust my own instincts. It would be nice if someone else would tell me what I should do with my life!
I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.
I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response.
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'm very cerebral. I like to think things through.
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.
I blend my green drink every morning. I also fix my son a full-on American breakfast with bacon and toast.
I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time.
So how does Liz Phair feel about Lana Del Rey? Well, as a recording artist, I've been hated, I've been ridiculed, and conversely, hailed as the second coming. All that matters in the end is that I've been heard.
I don't have the same access or time to gain access to music the way I used to.
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.
Picture being forced to talk endlessly about your feelings and listen and care when what you needed was just to get something done.
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 at this point.
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.
I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records.
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.
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 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.
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.
