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LIZ PHAIR |
Liz Phair was born on 17 April 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Liz Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer/songwriter. She emerged from Chicago with her debut album, Exile in Guyville, and became a critical darling.
Phair was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but was raised in a suburb of Chicago by her wealthy adoptive parents. After studying art history at Oberlin College in Ohio, Phair met guitarist Chris Brokaw (late of Come) and the pair moved to San Francisco for a brief period. After moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs and releasing homemade tapes under the name Girlysound, supporting herself by selling her drawings on the streets of Chicago. Soon, she was a part of the alternative music scene in Chicago and became friends with Urge Overkill, a popular band, as well as Brad Wood and John Henderson, head of Feel Good All Over, an independent label in Chicago. An attempt at recording the Girlysound tapes failed due to arguments between Henderson and Phair.
Meanwhile, Brokaw gave several Girlysound tapes to the head of Matador Records, Gerard Cosley, leading to a contract. Phair's debut album, Exile in Guyville, was released in 1993 and received uniformly excellent reviews. The album attracted some attention because it was structured as a response to the classic Rolling Stones album, Exile on Main Street. The critical success of her debut album meant Phair soon attracted naysayers in the indie rock scene, notably including Steve Albini, but her fanbase continued to grow. The album established Phair's penchant for exploring sexually explicit lyrics such as in the song "Flower": "I want to be your blow job queen/...I'll fuck you and your minions too." |
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